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Kyverno 1.18.0 before 1.19.2 verifyImages Cache Signature Verification Bypass

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Severity
high
Date
Affecting
  • kyverno >= 1.18.0, < 1.19.2

CWE
  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CVSS
8.5
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L
Credit
1seal
Description
Kyverno 1.18.0 before 1.19.2 contains a signature verification bypass in verifyImages because cached verification results are keyed by the image reference string (such as a tag) rather than bound to the verified digest, so cache hits skip signature and attestation checks. An attacker who can submit workloads and move a registry tag can warm the cache with a signed image, repoint the tag, and have Kyverno admit the workload and use mutateDigest to pin the unverified digest.

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