Cloud-credential-operator: cco mint-mode credentialsrequest manifests grant account-wide iam access beyond cluster scope on aws
CVE-2026-10843

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-10843?

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.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10843
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484738
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Christopher Lusk (North Echo Security Research) for reporting this issue.
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