CVE-2026-23881

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 43.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-01-27 16:10Z7 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-01-27 16:33Z7 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-16

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4be75de49f12229aa40dca23e512538195bcf7f899650721ca2837f124e419d2

• github.comhttps://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-r2rj-wwm5-x6mqx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/7a651be3a8c78dcabfbf4178b8d89026bf3b850fx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/f5617f60920568a301740485472bf704892175b7x_refsource_MISC