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CVE-2022-2385: AccessKeyID validation bypass

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

• Kubernetes aws-iam-authenticator: from 0.5.2 before 0.5.9 — fixed in 0.5.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Kubernetes aws-iam-authenticator 0.5.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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

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