Vulnerability in Kyverno
CVE-2025-46342
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. Prior to versions 1.13.5 and 1.14.0, it may happen that policy rules using namespace selector(s) in their match statements are mistakenly not applied during admission review request processing due to a missing error propagation in function `GetNamespaceSelectorsFromNamespaceLister` in `pkg/utils/engine/labels.go`. As a consequence, security-critical mutations and validations are bypassed, potentially allowing attackers with K8s API access to perform malicious operations. This issue has been patched in versions 1.13.5 and 1.14.0.
EPSS: 0.007 (47.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Kyverno — versions < 1.13.5, >= 1.14.0-alpha.1, < 1.14.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-46342?
- CVE-2025-46342 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kyverno, classified under CWE-1287. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2025-04-30.
- How severe is CVE-2025-46342?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.