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.

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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-497
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Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Kyverno before 1.16.4 Credential Leak via apiCall
First Time appeared Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
Weaknesses CWE-200
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kyverno:kyverno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Kyverno
Kyverno kyverno
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T12:11:37.233Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T10:51:59.729Z

Link: CVE-2026-84195

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T12:08:40.672Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-01T12:17:49.130

Modified: 2026-09-10T15:43:03.760

Link: CVE-2026-84195

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-01T11:33:58Z

Links: CVE-2026-84195 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T13:15:05Z

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