A security issue was discovered in aws-iam-authenticator where an allow-listed IAM identity may be able to modify their username and escalate privileges.
https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator/issues/472
https://groups.google.com/a/kubernetes.io/g/dev/c/EMxHpU-1ZYs
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2022-07-12
Updated: 2022-07-19
Base Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00367