{"cve":"CVE-2022-2385","nvd":{"published":"2022-07-12T19:15:08.487","modified":"2026-06-17T04:41:48.023","status":"Modified","description":"A security issue was discovered in aws-iam-authenticator where an allow-listed IAM identity may be able to modify their username and escalate privileges.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator/issues/472","https://groups.google.com/a/kubernetes.io/g/dev/c/EMxHpU-1ZYs","https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator/issues/472","https://groups.google.com/a/kubernetes.io/g/dev/c/EMxHpU-1ZYs"],"products":["kubernetes:aws-iam-authenticator"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:33:44.859608815+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-2385","score":0.01101,"percentile":0.65689,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-pp3f-98qg-5g75","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-pp3f-98qg-5g75","summary":"aws-iam-authenticator allow-listed IAM identity may be able to modify their username, escalate privileges before v0.5.9","modified":"2024-08-21T15:42:04.700985Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator","purl":"pkg:golang/sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator","ranges":["<0.5.9"],"fixed":["0.5.9"]}]},{"id":"GO-2022-0547","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2022-0547","summary":"aws-iam-authenticator allow-listed IAM identity may be able to modify their username, escalate privileges before v0.5.9 in sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator","modified":"2026-03-03T04:50:36.338552Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator","purl":"pkg:golang/sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator","ranges":["<0.5.9"],"fixed":["0.5.9"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}