CVE-2026-40868
kyverno apicall servicecall implicit bearer token injection leaks kyverno serviceaccount token
Impact
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. Prior to 1.16.4, kyverno’s apiCall servicecall helper implicitly injects Authorization: Bearer ... using the kyverno controller serviceaccount token when a policy does not explicitly set an Authorization header. Because context.apiCall.service.url is policy-controlled, this can send the kyverno serviceaccount token to an attacker-controlled endpoint (confused deputy). Namespaced policies are blocked from servicecall usage by the namespaced urlPath gate in pkg/engine/apicall/apiCall.go, so this report is scoped to ClusterPolicy and global context usage. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.4.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/kyverno/kyverno | < 1.17.0 | 1.17.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kyverno | Kyverno | before 1.16.4 |