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AWS EKS Logged ServiceAccount Tokens in Plaintext

AWS EKS was logging ServiceAccount tokens in plaintext, including those used for AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity and connecting to the Kubernetes API server. This issue affected clusters between March 2020 and May 2021, potentially exposing sensitive credentials in CloudWatch logs.

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
AWS EKS Logged ServiceAccount Tokens in Plaintext
First reported
Feb 26, 2025 00:00 UTC
Last reported
Feb 26, 2025 00:00 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC
Record ID
0238cc9bcb9de5eb087916aeca1995c26fb8a3b248ece17f26f8984874cfff8d

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Source observations

src_d11443da85ea659d49

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Feb 26, 2025 00:00 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC

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1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 0 paused, 1 unverified.

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  • src_d11443da85ea659d49Collection status unverifiedLast successful batch: Unverified

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