What is CVE-2026-41068?

CVE-2026-41068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kyverno, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-41068?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Kyverno

CVE-2026-41068

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 ConfigM…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (11.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Kyverno — versions < 1.17.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-cvq5-hhx3-f99p (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/bbf3e5c01391d612968440659028ae98e565a777 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41068?: CVE-2026-41068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kyverno, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-41068?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.