---
id: CVE-2026-119115
title: >-
  Incorrect authorization in issuer resolution in AWS Private CA Connector for
  Kubernetes
summary: >-
  Incorrect authorization in the issuer resolution logic in AWS Private CA
  Connector for Kubernetes (aws-privateca-issuer) before v1.10.1 might allow an
  authenticated remote user to obtain certificates, including subordinate CA
  certificate…
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: AWS
product: aws-privateca-issuer
affected:
  - aws-privateca-issuer < 1.10.1
  - aws-privateca-issuer < 1.10.1-eksbuild.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T21:24:08.734651Z'
published: '2026-10-29'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T21:24:24.130Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119115'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/cert-manager/aws-privateca-issuer/releases/tag/v1.10.1'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/cert-manager/aws-privateca-issuer/security/advisories/GHSA-hjrh-q6pg-mh82
  - url: 'https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-156-aws/'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0017
epssPercentile: 0.06375
ingestedAt: '2026-11-01T21:01:32.733Z'
---

## Overview

Incorrect authorization in the issuer resolution logic in AWS Private CA Connector for Kubernetes (aws-privateca-issuer) before v1.10.1 might allow an authenticated remote user to obtain certificates, including subordinate CA certificates, signed by a cluster-scoped AWS Private CA issuer that their approval policy does not authorize.



To remediate this issue, users should upgrade aws-privateca-issuer to version v1.10.1 or the AWS Private CA Connector for Kubernetes EKS add-on to version v1.10.1-eksbuild.1, and update any certificate requests, Certificate resources, or Ingress annotations whose issuerRef.kind is missing, incorrect, or does not match the referenced issuer, since v1.10.1 requires issuerRef.kind to be exactly AWSPCAIssuer or AWSPCAClusterIssuer and to match the issuer it references.

## Affected

- `aws-privateca-issuer < 1.10.1`
- `aws-privateca-issuer < 1.10.1-eksbuild.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.