CVE-2026-44245 — Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native

title: CVE-2026-44245 - Kyverno v-html XSS via PolicyReport
id: scw-2026-05-12-ai-1
status: experimental
level: medium
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-44245 by targeting the PolicyReport API endpoint with a payload designed to inject HTML via the v-html directive in Kyverno, leveraging the 'results[].properties' field.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-12
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-44245/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1189
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/api/v1/namespaces/'
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/policyreports/'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'results%5B%5D.properties'
      condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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