CVE-2026-10843 (GCVE-0-2026-10843)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-04 12:04
Modified
2026-10-30 15:41
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Summary
A flaw was found in the OpenShift Cloud Credential Operator Mint-mode IAM policies for AWS. Operator credentials are provisioned with account-wide scope for destructive actions rather than being restricted to cluster-owned resources, enabling cross-scope impact after credential compromise.
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Impacted products
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 |
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