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NVD description
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. Versions prior to 1.16.3 and 1.15.3 have unbounded memory consumption in Kyverno's policy engine that allows users with policy creation privileges to cause denial of service by crafting policies that exponentially amplify string data through context variables. Versions 1.16.3 and 1.15.3 contain a patch for the vulnerability.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
YES
Patch
AVAILABLE
Momentum
NONE
If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.
CVE-2026-23881 Denial of Service via Unbounded Memory Consumption in Kyverno Policy Engine https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-23881
Post summary
The text announces CVE-2026-23881, a denial‑of‑service vulnerability caused by unbounded memory consumption in Kyverno’s Policy Engine, with no evidence of exploitation, PoC, or mitigation details.
CVE-2026-23881: The Policy That Ate the Cluster: Deep Dive into CVE-2026-23881 A logic flaw in Kyverno's variable context handling allows for exponential memory amplification (a 'Billion Laughs' style attack), enabling attackers to crash the admission... https://cvereports.com/reports/CVE-2026-23881
Post summary
The article outlines the technical details of CVE-2026-23881’s logic flaw and memory amplification attack but does not provide a PoC, exploit, mitigation, or evidence of active exploitation.
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| Part | Vendor | Product | Version | Target SW | Target HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | kyverno | kyverno | - | - | - |