CVE-2022-2385 | AccessKeyID validation bypass

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.

Published: 2022-07-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-2385 is rated Moderate Risk (51.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.83%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2385

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.30% 0.83% +0.53%
2 2025-11-21 0.25% 0.30% +0.05%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.25% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-2385

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 5.2 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-2385

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-2385

GHSA-pp3f-98qg-5g75 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: go — aws-iam-authenticator allow-listed IAM identity may be able to modify their username, escalate privileges before v0.5.9

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-2385

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2385
suse high CVE-2022-2385 severity important: SUSE including 1 source package names (aws-iam-authenticator-0.5.3-150000.1.9.1), 11 product×package rows across 11 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1, … (11 product lines)): Fixed 11. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2385/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-2385

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kubernetes aws-iam-authenticator >= 0.5.2, < 0.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:aws-iam-authenticator:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*

References for CVE-2022-2385

URL Tags
https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator/issues/472 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/a/kubernetes.io/g/dev/c/EMxHpU-1ZYs Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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