# CVE-2026-122266: Improper isolation of shared resources in aws-network-policy-agent in Amazon EKS

Affects aws-network-policy-agent before 1.3.7 and the Amazon VPC CNI Managed Add-on before 1.22.3 in Amazon EKS. Fixed in aws-network-policy-agent 1.3.7 and Amazon VPC CNI 1.22.3.

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 1.3.7, 1.22.3
- Published: 2026-11-04 · Updated: 2026-11-04

CVE-2026-122266 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects aws-network-policy-agent and amazon-vpc-cni-k8s; fixed in 1.3.7 and 1.22.3.

## Summary

Software: aws-network-policy-agent in Amazon EKS, which is the Network Policy Agent used by VPC CNI. An attacker who is adjacent to the network and holds a low-privilege login can bypass NetworkPolicy ingress enforcement on co-located pods by poisoning the eBPF conntrack map with crafted AF_PACKET frames. The attack needs no user interaction, and the advisory does not state a non-default setup.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- AWS aws-network-policy-agent: fixed in 1.3.7
- AWS amazon-vpc-cni-k8s: fixed in 1.22.3

## Description

Improper isolation of shared resources in aws-network-policy-agent in Amazon EKS Network Policy Agent before 1.3.7 (VPC CNI before 1.22.3) might allow an authenticated adjacent user to bypass NetworkPolicy ingress enforcement on co-located pods via eBPF conntrack map poisoning using crafted AF_PACKET frames. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to Amazon VPC CNI Managed Add-on v1.22.3 or later (which includes Network Policy Agent v1.3.7).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AWS aws-network-policy-agent, AWS amazon-vpc-cni-k8s, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.7, 1.22.3) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-122266 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-122266

### What does this mean?

The flaw lets traffic bypass NetworkPolicy ingress enforcement on co-located pods, so policies meant to restrict incoming traffic to those pods may not be applied as intended.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-170-aws/

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-122266?

aws-network-policy-agent: before 1.3.7. amazon-vpc-cni-k8s: before 1.22.3.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-122266

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Versions of aws-network-policy-agent below 1.3.7, and Amazon VPC CNI Managed Add-on below 1.22.3, in Amazon EKS. To check, compare the installed version of each component against these fixed versions.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-170-aws/

### How do I fix CVE-2026-122266?

Upgrade aws-network-policy-agent to 1.3.7 or later, or upgrade the Amazon VPC CNI Managed Add-on to 1.22.3 or later.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-170-aws/

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## References

- https://github.com/aws/aws-network-policy-agent/releases/tag/v1.3.7
- https://github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s/releases/tag/v1.22.3
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-170-aws/
- https://github.com/aws/aws-network-policy-agent/security/advisories/GHSA-mm5f-ggvx-hmvw

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