CVE-2023-33191 describes a high-severity vulnerability in Kyverno, a Kubernetes policy engine, specifically affecting versions 1.9.2 and 1.9.3 when using the podSecurity validate.podSecurity subrule. This flaw allows for the circumvention of Kyverno's seccomp control, potentially enabling an attacker to bypass security policies. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low complexity and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.9.2, < 1.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nirmata:kyverno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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