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.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10843
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484738
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10843
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484738
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-10843.json

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-04 12:16

Updated : 2026-07-22 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-10843

Mitre link : CVE-2026-10843

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-10843

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

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