CVE-2026-42541
medium
CVSS v3
4.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
Kubewarden vulnerable to RBAC Reconnaissance via unchecked can_i host capability call
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
53%
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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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller | <1.35.0 | 1.35.0 |
| GO | github.com/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller | < 1.35.0 | 1.35.0 |
References
- https://github.com/kubewarden/adm-controller/security/advisories/GHSA-wqcw-g35j-j578
- https://github.com/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller/security/advisories/GHSA-wqcw-g35j-j578
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42541
- https://github.com/kubewarden/docs/pull/737
- https://github.com/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller/pull/1693
- https://docs.kubewarden.io/howtos/policy-servers/namespaced-policies-capabilities
- https://github.com/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqcw-g35j-j578
CWEs
CWE-862
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.