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CVE-2026-44938

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.36% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-07-07 · Last synced 2026-08-06

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A vulnerability exists in Fleet's agent-side deployer, allowing an attacker with git push access to a monitored repository to manipulate security-sensitive keys in namespaceLabels. This exploitation can lead to the overwriting of Pod Security Standards enforcement labels, potentially weakening admission controls and enabling the deployment of unauthorized workloads. Organizations using Fleet should prioritize addressing this vulnerability to maintain robust security posture and compliance with PSS policies.

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CVE
CVE-2026-44938
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.36%

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Fleet's agent-side deployer, which did not filter security-sensitive keys from namespaceLabels in fleet.yaml (or BundleDeployment.spec.options.namespaceLabels) when applying them to the target namespace. An attacker with git push access to a Fleet-monitored repository could overwrite Pod Security Standards (PSS) enforcement labels on a target namespace. This allows the attacker to weaken admission controls and deploy workloads that PSS policies would otherwise block.