AWS EFS CSI Driver Mount Option Injection via mounttargetipmap
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-88.
Summary
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in the volume handling component in AWS EFS CSI Driver (aws-efs-csi-driver) v3.1.0 through v3.4.2 might allow remote authenticated users with PersistentVolume creation permissions to inject arbitrary mount options via comma-separated values in the mounttargetipmap volumeAttribute. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version v3.5.0 or later.
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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103505
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9w9f-p9qm-rcm4
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-103505 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103505 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9w9f-p9qm-rcm4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-103505 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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