CVE-2026-41068: Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. The patch for fixed cross-namespace privileg

CVE-2026-41068 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.7 · Published 2026-04-24

Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. The patch for CVE-2026-22039 fixed cross-namespace privilege escalation in Kyverno's `apiCall` context by validating the `URLPath` field. However, the ConfigMap context loader has the identical vulnerability — the `configMap.namespace` field accepts any namespace with zero validation, allowing a namespace admin to read ConfigMaps from any namespace using Kyverno's privileged service account. This is a complete RBAC bypass in multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters. An updated fix is available in version 1.17.2.

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-41068 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-41068 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-41068?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.7, published 24 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/kyverno/kyverno (Go) <= 1.17.1, SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=1.17.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-41068?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-41068?
Check whether you run github.com/kyverno/kyverno (Go) or Kyverno 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.

Affected products

  • github.com/kyverno/kyverno (Go) <= 1.17.1, SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=1.17.1
  • Kyverno

Identifiers

  • CVE-2026-41068
  • GHSA-cvq5-hhx3-f99p
  • GO-2026-5337

References

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