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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-09-25 12:23

Modified

2026-09-25 12:52

Summary

Kyverno before v1.13.0 Policy Bypass via Multiple Exceptions

Details

Kyverno versions v1.9.0 through v1.12.7 contain a policy exception handling flaw. When a policy in enforce mode is combined with two PolicyExceptions, the less restrictive exception takes precedence, allowing an attacker to bypass the policy by crafting a resource name that matches the second exception's name pattern (e.g., 'ingress'). This can be used to circumvent policies such as one blocking hostPath volumes. Fixed in v1.13.0.

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        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "kyverno",
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  "id": "BIT-kyverno-2026-84200",
  "modified": "2026-09-25T12:52:12.177Z",
  "published": "2026-09-25T12:23:42.480Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84200"
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  "summary": "Kyverno before v1.13.0 Policy Bypass via Multiple Exceptions"
}

CVE-2026-84200 (GCVE-0-2026-84200)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 11:34 – Updated: 2026-09-02 17:48

Title

Kyverno before v1.13.0 Policy Bypass via Multiple Exceptions

Summary

Kyverno versions v1.9.0 through v1.12.7 contain a policy exception handling flaw. When a policy in enforce mode is combined with two PolicyExceptions, the less restrictive exception takes precedence, allowing an attacker to bypass the policy by crafting a resource name that matches the second exception's name pattern (e.g., '*ingress*'). This can be used to circumvent policies such as one blocking hostPath volumes. Fixed in v1.13.0.

Severity

9.4 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

9 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-02 17:48 UTC

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advis…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-befo…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
kyverno	kyverno	Affected: 0 , < 1.13.0 (semver) Unaffected: 1.13.0 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno::::::::

Date Public

2026-01-06 00:00

Credits

r0binak

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