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CVE-2026-44938

8.8 · HIGH

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…

Published Jul 7, 2026CWE-522EPSS 0.44%

Overview

CVE-2026-44938 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 7, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44938GitHubgithub.com/advisories/GHSA-864g-863m-vcvq

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44938?

CVE-2026-44938 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 7, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-44938?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-44938?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-44938?

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