4.3

CVE-2026-29773: kubewarden-controller cross-namespace data exfiltration via deprecated host callback binding

Analyzed
AliasesGHSA-6r7f-3fwq-hq74GO-2026-4652
Published 09-03-2026Last modified 10-03-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-29773 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in kubewarden kubewarden-controller. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · -0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1SUSE-SU-2026:1042-1

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Kubewarden is a policy engine for Kubernetes. Kubewarden cluster operators can grant permissions to users to deploy namespaced AdmissionPolicies and AdmissionPolicyGroups in their Namespaces. One of Kubewarden promises is that configured users can deploy namespaced policies in a safe manner, without privilege escalation. An attacker with privileged "AdmissionPolicy" create permissions (which isn't the default) could make use of 3 deprecated host-callback APIs: kubernetes/ingresses, kubernetes/namespaces, kubernetes/services. The attacker can craft a policy that exercises these deprecated API calls and would allow them read access to Ingresses, Namespaces, and Services resources respectively. This attack is read-only, there is no write capability and no access to Secrets, ConfigMaps, or other resource types beyond these three.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

9%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.12 pp

From 0.32% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Github.com/kubewarden1 product
  • kubewarden-controller< 1.33.0
Kubewarden1 product
Linuxfoundation1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links