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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-46342-kyverno-vulnerable-to-bypass-of-policy-rules-that-use-namespace  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-05-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-kyverno-kyverno). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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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