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TI-2026-13241 Aliases CVE-2026-15738

Cross-namespace traffic interception via incorrect route precedence ordering in AWS Load Balancer Controller

Priority LOW 29CWE-653Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Incorrect behavior order in the Gateway API listener-rule generation in Amazon AWS Load Balancer Controller before 3.4.2 might allow an authenticated remote user to intercept, spoof, or deny another namespace's gRPC traffic on a shared Gateway via a crafted HTTPRoute resource. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version 3.4.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00647 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed aws-load-balancer-controller (Amazon): 3.4.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AWSaws-load-balancer-controllerbefore 3.4.23.4.2Patch availableCNA
  • aws-load-balancer-controller VendorAWS Affected before 3.4.2 Fixed in 3.4.2 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA aws-load-balancer-controller (Amazon) Fixed in 3.4.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15738
  2. 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

  • TI-2026-23989 crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-18648 Amazon AWS Amplify CLI before 12.10.1 incorrectly configures the role trust policy of IAM… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-03847 Input validation issue in AWS Amplify Studio UI component properties CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2026-11603 HTTP/2 Stream Parser Confusion Body-Inspection Bypass in Amazon CloudFront with AWS WAF CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.9
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