CVE-2022-47633
kyverno verifyImages rule bypass possible with malicious proxy/registry
An image signature validation bypass vulnerability in Kyverno 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 allows a malicious image registry (or a man-in-the-middle attacker) to inject unsigned arbitrary container images into a protected Kubernetes cluster. This is fixed in 1.8.5. This has been fixed in 1.8.5 and mitigations are available for impacted releases.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An image signature validation bypass vulnerability in Kyverno 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 allows a malicious image registry (or a man-in-the-middle attacker) to inject unsigned arbitrary container images into a protected Kubernetes cluster. This is fixed in 1.8.5. This has been fixed in 1.8.5 and mitigations are available for impacted releases.
- Record
CVE-2022-47633- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An image signature validation bypass vulnerability in Kyverno 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 allows a malicious image registry (or a man-in-the-middle attacker) to inject unsigned arbitrary container images into a protected Kubernetes cluster. This is fixed in 1.8.5. This has been fixed in 1.8.5 and mitigations are available for impacted releases.
- Record
CVE-2022-47633- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7674
An image signature validation bypass vulnerability in Kyverno 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 allows a malicious image registry (or a man-in-the-middle attacker) to inject unsigned arbitrary container images into a protected Kubernetes cluster. This is fixed in 1.8.5. This has been fixed in 1.8.5 and mitigations are available for impacted releases.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7674- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m3cq-xcx9-3gvm
kyverno verifyImages rule bypass possible with malicious proxy/registry
Impact
Users of Kyverno on versions 1.8.3 or 1.8.4 who use verifyImages rules to verify container image signatures, and do not prevent use of unknown registries.
Patches
This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.5
Workarounds
Configure a Kyverno policy to restrict registries to a set of secure trusted image registries (sample).
References
- Record
GHSA-m3cq-xcx9-3gvm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An image signature validation bypass vulnerability in Kyverno 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 allows a malicious image registry (or a man-in-the-middle attacker) to inject unsigned arbitrary container images into a protected Kubernetes cluster. This is fixed in 1.8.5. This has been fixed in 1.8.5 and mitigations are available for impacted releases.
- Record
CVE-2022-47633- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m3cq-xcx9-3gvm
kyverno verifyImages rule bypass possible with malicious proxy/registry
Impact
Users of Kyverno on versions 1.8.3 or 1.8.4 who use verifyImages rules to verify container image signatures, and do not prevent use of unknown registries.
Patches
This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.5
Workarounds
Configure a Kyverno policy to restrict registries to a set of secure trusted image registries (sample).
References
- Record
GHSA-m3cq-xcx9-3gvm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-kyverno-2022-47633 No score
An image signature validation bypass vulnerability in Kyverno 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 allows a malicious image registry (or a man-in-the-middle attacker) to inject unsigned arbitrary container images into a protected Kubernetes cluster. This is fixed in 1.8.5. This has been fixed in 1.8.5 and mitigations are available for impacted releases.
- Record
BIT-kyverno-2022-47633- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-1180 No score
Verification rule bypass in github.com/kyverno/kyverno
A malicious proxy/registry can bypass verifyImages rules.
- Record
GO-2022-1180- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/kyverno/kyvernoGo |
1.8.3 up to 1.8.5 | 1.8.5 |
kyvernoBitnami |
1.8.3 to 1.8.3, 1.8.4 to 1.8.4 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-47633 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Kyverno, published December 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in github.com/kyverno/kyverno 1.8.5.
References
kyverno.io/docs/writing-policies/verify-images
github.com/kyverno/kyverno/compare/v1.8.4...v1.8.5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47633
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pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1180
web.archive.org/web/20230426095744/https://kyverno.io/policies/best-practices/restrict_image_registries/restrict_image_registries