{"id":"CVE-2023-33191","aliases":["GHSA-33hq-f2mf-jm3c","GO-2023-1801"],"title":"kyverno seccomp control can be circumvented","summary":"kyverno seccomp control can be circumvented","severity":"medium","cvss":4.6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","vendor":"kyverno","product":"github.com/kyverno/kyverno","ecosystem":"go","affected":["github.com/kyverno/kyverno >= 1.9.2, < 1.9.4"],"patched":["github.com/kyverno/kyverno 1.9.4"],"published":"2023-05-25","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T03:49:54.432020032Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-33hq-f2mf-jm3c","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/security/advisories/GHSA-33hq-f2mf-jm3c"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33191"},{"url":"https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pull/7263"},{"url":"https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno"},{"url":"https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/releases/tag/v1.9.4"}],"tags":["osv","go"],"epss":0.00485,"epssPercentile":0.4088,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-12T03:13:01.747Z","slug":"CVE-2023-33191","body":"## Overview\n\n### Impact\n\nUsers of the podSecurity (`validate.podSecurity`) subrule in Kyverno versions v1.9.2 and v1.9.3 may be unable to enforce the check for the Seccomp control at the baseline level when using a `version` value of `latest`. There is no effect if a version number is referenced instead. See the [documentation](https://kyverno.io/docs/writing-policies/validate/#pod-security) for information on this subrule type. Users of Kyverno v1.9.2 and v1.9.3 are affected.\n\n### Patches\n\nv1.9.4\nv1.10.0\n\n### Workarounds\n\nTo work around this issue without upgrading to v1.9.4, temporarily install individual policies for the respective Seccomp checks in baseline [here](https://kyverno.io/policies/pod-security/baseline/restrict-seccomp/restrict-seccomp/) and restricted [here](https://kyverno.io/policies/pod-security/restricted/restrict-seccomp-strict/restrict-seccomp-strict/).\n\n### References\n\n* https://kyverno.io/docs/writing-policies/validate/#pod-security\n* https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pull/7263\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `github.com/kyverno/kyverno >= 1.9.2, < 1.9.4`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `github.com/kyverno/kyverno 1.9.4`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":25,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":25.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}