---
id: CVE-2026-122308
title: Kyverno before 1.19.2 Label Spoofing via Generation Handler processRequest
summary: >-
  Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the
  Generation Handler that allows users with create/update permissions to trigger
  synchronized generate policies by spoofing internal generate.kyverno.io
  labels. At…
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-639
vendor: kyverno
product: kyverno
affected:
  - kyverno < 1.19.2
published: '2026-11-05'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T02:25:11.587Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-122308'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-hg5v-hwm3-956r'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hg5v-hwm3-956r)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.19.2-label-spoofing-via-generation-handler-processrequest
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Kyverno before 1.19.2 Label Spoofing via Generation
      Handler processRequest
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T21:36:00.686Z'
epss: 0.00233
epssPercentile: 0.1422
---

## Overview

Kyverno before 1.19.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Generation Handler that allows users with create/update permissions to trigger synchronized generate policies by spoofing internal generate.kyverno.io labels. Attackers can label a ConfigMap as managed-by kyverno with crafted policy, rule, and trigger labels to clone sensitive Secrets from restricted namespaces into their own namespace.

## Affected

- `kyverno < 1.19.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.