CVE-2026-119115

Incorrect authorization in issuer resolution in AWS Private CA Connector for Kubernetes

Published Oct 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Incorrect authorization in the issuer resolution logic in AWS Private CA Connector for Kubernetes (aws-privateca-issuer) before v1.10.1 might allow an authenticated remote user to obtain certificates, including subordinate CA certificates, signed by a cluster-scoped AWS Private CA issuer that their approval policy does not authorize.



To remediate this issue, users should upgrade aws-privateca-issuer to version v1.10.1 or the AWS Private CA Connector for Kubernetes EKS add-on to version v1.10.1-eksbuild.1, and update any certificate requests, Certificate resources, or Ingress annotations whose issuerRef.kind is missing, incorrect, or does not match the referenced issuer, since v1.10.1 requires issuerRef.kind to be exactly AWSPCAIssuer or AWSPCAClusterIssuer and to match the issuer it references.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Incorrect authorization in the issuer resolution logic in AWS Private CA Connector for Kubernetes (aws-privateca-issuer) before v1.10.1 might allow an authenticated remote user to obtain certificates, including subordinate CA certificates, signed by a cluster-scoped AWS Private CA issuer that their approval policy does not authorize. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade aws-privateca-issuer to version v1.10.1 or the AWS Private CA Connector for Kubernetes EKS add-on to version v1.10.1-eksbuild.1, and update any certificate requests, Certificate resources, or Ingress annotations whose issuerRef.kind is missing, incorrect, or does not match the referenced issuer, since v1.10.1 requires issuerRef.kind to be exactly AWSPCAIssuer or AWSPCAClusterIssuer and to match the issuer it references.
Title Incorrect authorization in issuer resolution in AWS Private CA Connector for Kubernetes
First Time appeared Aws
Aws aws-privateca-issuer
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:aws:aws-privateca-issuer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Aws
Aws aws-privateca-issuer
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
AMZN
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 9:24 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2026, 2:19 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 29, 2026, 5:18 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 10:17 PM