Unverified access point ownership in Amazon EFS CSI Driver
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Unverified ownership of a storage access point in the volume deletion component of the Amazon EFS CSI Driver before v3.4.1 might allow an authenticated Kubernetes user with PersistentVolume creation privileges to cause recursive deletion of directories on an EFS filesystem they are not authorized to access, via a crafted PersistentVolume volumeHandle that pairs an access point from one filesystem with a different target filesystem. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version v3.4.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:89199 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.22.20 security and extras update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/nmstate-console-plugin-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-aws-efs-csi-driver-container-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-support-log-gather-rhel9-operator
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89199 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85781
- 2026-10-29 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89199 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-85781 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85781 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-85781 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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