CVE-2026-84196

Kyverno before 1.18.0 Server-Side Request Forgery via apiCall

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM UTC
Updated: September 10, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKyverno

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Kyverno before 1.18.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in apiCall.service.url that allows authenticated users to send arbitrary HTTP requests by injecting user-controlled input through variable substitution. Attackers can target internal services, cloud metadata endpoints, and loopback addresses, with response data reflected in admission error messages enabling non-blind data exfiltration.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.18.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 1.18.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.7HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-918

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