CVE-2026-10843 Privilege escalation in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Compromised operator credentials in OpenShift Mint-mode allow attackers to perform destructive account-wide IAM actions beyond the intended cluster scope.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-10843?
CVE-2026-10843 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-10843?
How do I fix CVE-2026-10843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-10843 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-10843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-10843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6w74-qhw6-wmwc.