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CVE-2026-10843 Red Hat CVE debrief

CVE-2026-10843 is a HIGH severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. The 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. The CVE was published on [cvePublishedAt](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10843) and last modified on [cveModifiedAt](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10843).

Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
CVSS
HIGH 7.2
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-04
Original CVE updated
2026-07-22
Advisory published
2026-06-04
Advisory updated
2026-07-22

Who should care

Users of OpenShift Cloud Credential Operator in Mint-mode IAM policies for AWS should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate the risk.

Technical summary

The OpenShift Cloud Credential Operator Mint-mode IAM policies for AWS provision operator credentials with account-wide scope for destructive actions, rather than restricting them to cluster-owned resources. This enables cross-scope impact after credential compromise.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review and update OpenShift Cloud Credential Operator Mint-mode IAM policies for AWS to restrict operator credentials to cluster-owned resources.
  • Monitor and analyze logs for suspicious activity related to credential usage.
  • Implement additional security measures to prevent credential compromise.

Evidence notes

Vendor: Unknown Vendor (confidence: low, needs review).

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-10843 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10843

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-10843 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10843

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.