CVE-2025-46342: Kyverno vulnerable to bypass of policy rules that use namespace selectors in match statements

CVE-2025-46342 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-05-05

Kyverno vulnerable to bypass of policy rules that use namespace selectors in match statements in github.com/kyverno/kyverno

Technologies: github.com/kyverno/kyverno (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-46342 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-46342 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-46342?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 5 May 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/kyverno/kyverno (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.13.5, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.13.5,introduced=1.14.0-alpha.1,fixed=1.14.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-46342?
Yes. github.com/kyverno/kyverno (Go): upgrade to 1.13.5, 1.14.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-46342?
Check whether you run github.com/kyverno/kyverno (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/kyverno/kyverno (Go): upgrade to 1.13.5, 1.14.0 or later
    go get github.com/kyverno/kyverno@v1.14.0

Affected products

  • github.com/kyverno/kyverno (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.13.5, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.13.5,introduced=1.14.0-alpha.1,fixed=1.14.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-46342
  • GHSA-jrr2-x33p-6hvc
  • GO-2025-3652

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