CVE-2026-22039
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Kyverno Cross-Namespace Privilege Escalation via Policy apiCall in github.com/kyverno/kyverno
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/kyverno/kyverno | <1.15.3 | 1.15.3 |
| Go | github.com/kyverno/kyverno | >=1.16.0-rc.1,<1.16.3 | 1.16.3 |
References
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-8p9x-46gm-qfx2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22039
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/e0ba4de4f1e0ca325066d5095db51aec45b1407b
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/eba60fa856c781bcb9c3be066061a3df03ae4e3e
- https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22039.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.