Description
Kyverno is a policy engine for Kubernetes. In versions 1.14.0 through 1.19.0, the ImageValidatingPolicy (policies.kyverno.io/v1beta1) evaluator never reads the spec.images and spec.allowedValues fields of a PolicyException. Any PolicyException whose policyRefs and matchConditions match a resource causes image signature verification to be skipped for the entire resource rather than only for the listed images or values, so an exception intended to exempt a single trusted image exempts every image on the matched resource(s). As a result, unsigned or untrusted images can be admitted to the cluster without signature verification. This differs from ValidatingPolicy, GeneratingPolicy, and MutatingPolicy, which treat the same field as a partial exemption. The issue is fixed in version 1.19.1.
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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Kyverno is a policy engine for Kubernetes. In versions 1.14.0 through 1.19.0, the ImageValidatingPolicy (policies.kyverno.io/v1beta1) evaluator never reads the spec.images and spec.allowedValues fields of a PolicyException. Any PolicyException whose policyRefs and matchConditions match a resource causes image signature verification to be skipped for the entire resource rather than only for the listed images or values, so an exception intended to exempt a single trusted image exempts every image on the matched resource(s). As a result, unsigned or untrusted images can be admitted to the cluster without signature verification. This differs from ValidatingPolicy, GeneratingPolicy, and MutatingPolicy, which treat the same field as a partial exemption. The issue is fixed in version 1.19.1. | |
| Title | Kyverno before 1.19.1 ImageValidatingPolicy Exception Bypass | |
| First Time appeared |
Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-26T13:23:59.326Z
Reserved: 2026-09-26T02:39:50.973Z
Link: CVE-2026-100704
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-26T14:16:55.563
Modified: 2026-09-26T14:16:55.563
Link: CVE-2026-100704
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CWE-863
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