CVSS 3.1
8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2022-2385
High (8.8) in kubernetes aws-iam-authenticator. EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator 0.5.9.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 65% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- kubernetes:aws-iam-authenticator
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-pp3f-98qg-5g75 | Go | sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator | <0.5.9 | 0.5.9 |
| GO-2022-0547 | Go | sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator | <0.5.9 | 0.5.9 |