CVE-2026-29773 json
kubewarden-controller cross-namespace data exfiltration via deprecated host callback binding
published 8mo ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-6r7f-3fwq-hq74 , GO-2026-4652 , EUVD-2026-10410
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Kubewarden is a policy engine for Kubernetes. Kubewarden cluster operators can grant permissions to users to deploy namespaced AdmissionPolicies and AdmissionPolicyGroups in their Namespaces. One of Kubewarden promises is that configured users can deploy namespaced policies in a safe manner, without privilege escalation. An attacker with privileged "AdmissionPolicy" create permissions (which isn't the default) could make use of 3 deprecated host-callback APIs: kubernetes/ingresses, kubernetes/namespaces, kubernetes/services. The attacker can craft a policy that exercises these deprecated API calls and would allow them read access to Ingresses, Namespaces, and Services resources respectively. This attack is read-only, there is no write capability and no access to Secrets, ConfigMaps, or other resource types beyond these three.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller 1.33.0
- linuxfoundation kubewarden 1.33.0
- govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 15.6 0.0.20260317T205859-150000.1.152.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:1042-1
- govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 16.0 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 7mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller | <1.33.0 |
1.33.0 |
Affected products
- kubewarden kubewarden-controller
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
github.com
/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller/pull/1519
web, issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller/commit/4e41b60ae44902d82d94101bac93fb77cae65651
web, patch
-
github.com
/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller/security/advisories/GHSA-6r7f-3fwq-hq74
web, mitigation, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29773
advisory
-
github.com
/kubewarden/kubewarden-controller
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-29773
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6r7f-3fwq-hq74
- NVD CVE-2026-29773
- OSV GO-2026-4652
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