GO-2022-0547

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    GO-2022-0547

    Published: 21 Aug 2024Last Modified: 3 Mar 2026

    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

    Details: 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

    References: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pp3f-98qg-5g75, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2385, https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator/commit/029d1dcf2ec8d662d9b1c21260bb197404bc8218, https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator/issues/472, https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator/pull/469, https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator/releases/tag/v0.5.9, https://groups.google.com/a/kubernetes.io/g/dev/c/EMxHpU-1ZYs

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator

    Purl: pkg:golang/sigs.k8s.io/aws-iam-authenticator

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.5.9

    Affected versions

    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
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