---
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: 0.40897
ingestedAt: '2026-09-12T03:13:01.747Z'
---

## Overview

### Impact

Users 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.

### Patches

v1.9.4
v1.10.0

### Workarounds

To 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/).

### References

* https://kyverno.io/docs/writing-policies/validate/#pod-security
* https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pull/7263


## Affected packages

- `github.com/kyverno/kyverno >= 1.9.2, < 1.9.4`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `github.com/kyverno/kyverno 1.9.4`