CVE-2026-86831
Improper validation of pod identifier uniqueness in aws-network-policy-agent in Amazon EKS Network Policy Agent before v1.4.0 might allow an authenticated remote user to bypass NetworkPolicy enforcement on co-located pods in other namespaces via crafted pod and namespace names that produce pod identifier collisions. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to Amazon EKS Network Policy Agent 1.4.0 or later and Amazon VPC CNI Managed Add-on v1.22.4 or later (which includes Network Policy Agent v1.4.0).
Published:Sep 16, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 20, 2026
EPS:Sep 16, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00643
CVSS Score:8.7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Aws
Product
Amazon-vpc-cni-k8s
Aws
Amazon-vpc-cni-k8s
Vendor
Aws
Product
Aws-network-policy-agent
Aws
Aws-network-policy-agent
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
