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CVE-2022-2385

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-2385 describes a high-severity security flaw in the kubernetes aws-iam-authenticator, allowing an allow-listed IAM identity to potentially modify their username and escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0.5.2, < 0.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:aws-iam-authenticator:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*
< v0.5.9CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:aws-iam-authenticator:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0097 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticatorFixed in: 0.5.9
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: openshift4/ose-hypershift-rhel9

Vendor Advisories (2)

goGHSA-pp3f-98qg-5g75high

aws-iam-authenticator allow-listed IAM identity may be able to modify their username, escalate privileges before v0.5.9

Jul 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-2385Important

aws-iam-authenticator: AccessKeyID validation bypass

Jul 11, 2022

References

github.com / kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator/issues/472
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
groups.google.com / a/kubernetes.io/g/dev/c/EMxHpU-1ZYs
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory