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CVE-2026-54523: Kyverno's NamespacedGeneratingPolicy generator.apply() namespace argument unvalidated -- background controller creates RoleBindings in any namespace including kube-system

August 26, 2026

In Kyverno v1.18.1, a tenant who can create a NamespacedMutatingPolicy in their own namespace can instruct the admission controller to generate resources in any namespace by passing an arbitrary namespace string to the CEL generator.apply(namespace, resources) function.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-79gf-7frw-68m9
  • github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/0919553c0ea1904f8d891280c92018da97946a06
  • github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/5164bcdeda5b57678bc2d7a03ecc2cbb02982dae
  • github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pull/16238
  • github.com/kyverno/kyverno/releases/tag/v1.18.2
  • github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-79gf-7frw-68m9
  • github.com/kyverno/sdk/commit/6573937441443e1ba5af9fbb28d5c0f20297f9df
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54523

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.18.0 before 1.18.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.18.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.18.2 or above.

Impact 9.6 CRITICAL

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Source file

go/github.com/kyverno/kyverno/CVE-2026-54523.yml

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