CVE-2026-15738Network attack vector

Cross-namespace gRPC interception via cross-kind rule precedence

Published Jul 14, 2026 · Updated Jul 14, 2026

Cross-namespace route isolation failure in AWS Load Balancer Controller 3.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to intercept gRPC traffic. The listener-rule sorter orders HTTPRoute-derived rules ahead of GRPCRoute-derived rules by kind instead of comparing specificity, so a catch-all HTTPRoute outranks a targeted gRPC route. Exploitation requires permission to create or update HTTPRoute objects and a shared Gateway listener that admits both namespaces, and it enables interception, spoofing, or denial of the victim namespace's gRPC traffic.

CVSS severity5.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-namespace route isolation failure in AWS Load Balancer Controller 3.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to intercept gRPC traffic. The listener-rule sorter orders HTTPRoute-derived rules ahead of GRPCRoute-derived rules by kind instead of comparing specificity, so a catch-all HTTPRoute outranks a targeted gRPC route. Exploitation requires permission to create or update HTTPRoute objects and a shared Gateway listener that admits both namespaces, and it enables interception, spoofing, or denial of the victim namespace's gRPC traffic.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-15738
Published
Jul 14, 2026
Updated
Jul 14, 2026
Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Product
AWS Load Balancer Controller
Classifications
CWE-653, T1557
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.4.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Amazon Web Services · AWS Load Balancer Controllerversion=0 <3.4.2

Published CVSS scores

5.8GitHub Security AdvisoryCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-653Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

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