CVE-2026-23881
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2026-01-27
Last updated on: 2026-02-02
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
Description
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. Versions prior to 1.16.3 and 1.15.3 have unbounded memory consumption in Kyverno's policy engine that allows users with policy creation privileges to cause denial of service by crafting policies that exponentially amplify string data through context variables. Versions 1.16.3 and 1.15.3 contain a patch for the vulnerability.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| kyverno | kyverno | to 1.15.3 (exc) |
| kyverno | kyverno | From 1.16.0 (inc) to 1.16.3 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-770 | The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated. |
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