CVE-2026-122305

EUVD-2026-117216
Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in substituteVariablesIfAny that allows low-privileged users to hang the admission webhook via self-referential variable templates. Attackers can create resources whose annotations re-introduce the embedded policy variable, causing unbounded substitution loops that exhaust CPU and memory and block cluster-wide admission.
Infinite Loop
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
VulnCheckCNA
7.7 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 22.93%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources (CNA/ADP records, vendor advisories, Enginsight analysis).
VendorProductVersionSource
kyvernokyverno
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< 1.19.2
CNA
Common Weakness Enumeration
Vulnerability Media Exposure
References
https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-338x-hgrv-626h
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.19.2-denial-of-service-via-nested-variable-substitution-loop