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CVE-2026-81849

Path traversal in the aws:downloadContent plugin in amazon-ssm-agent

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory in the aws:downloadContent plugin in amazon-ssm-agent before 3.3.4515.0 might allow an authenticated remote user whose ssm:SendCommand permission is restricted to the AWS-DownloadContent document, to write arbitrary files outside the intended download directory with root privileges, via crafted object keys in the S3 source the document is directed to retrieve. This issue may lead to arbitrary code execution as root if specific sensitive files are overwritten.



To remediate this issue, customers should upgrade amazon-ssm-agent to version 3.3.4515.0 or later.
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Herstelleramazon
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Produkt amazon-ssm-agent
Default Statusunaffected
Version 0
Version < 3.3.4515.0
Status affected
VulnDex Vulnerability Enrichment
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.57% 0.444
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 8.7 0 0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

https://github.com/aws/amazon-ssm-agent/releases/tag/3.3.4515.0
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-091-aws/