CVE-2026-56851 Affecting kube-state-metrics-2.6 package, versions <2.6.0-r52
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published15 Oct 2026
- disclosed7 Oct 2026
Introduced: 7 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-56851 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Chainguard kube-state-metrics-2.6 to version 2.6.0-r52 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kube-state-metrics-2.6 package and not the kube-state-metrics-2.6 package as distributed by Chainguard.
See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.
The Nickname profile can panic with an out-of-bounds slice error when transforming crafted input into a short destination buffer.