CVE-2026-84195

high

Description

Kyverno before 1.16.4 automatically attaches the admission controller's ServiceAccount token to outbound HTTP requests in apiCall service mode without explicit authorization headers. Attackers can exfiltrate the token by directing apiCall requests to external or attacker-controlled endpoints, gaining full control over Kyverno policies and cluster resources.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kyverno-before-1.16.4-credential-leak-via-apicall

https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-8wfp-579w-6r25

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-01

Updated: 2026-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00287