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hulumi/policies CVE-2026-82856

| EUVDEUVD-2026-68444 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-31 VulnCheck GHSA-24pm-8839-wg8f
9.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY
9.3 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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
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10.0 CRITICAL

Scope change (S:C) because the vulnerable inspector differs from the impacted AWS resources; PR:N as crafting the policy needs no library credentials, though exploitation depends on the policy being accepted; worst-case role assumption yields high C/I/A.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

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Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

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4
CVE Published
Aug 31, 2026 - 10:50 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.3
Patch available
Aug 31, 2026 - 10:16 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 31, 2026 - 09:28 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 31, 2026 - 09:28 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

@hulumi/policies versions before 1.3.2 fail to properly validate set-qualified AWS IAM condition operators in GitHub OIDC trust policies. Attackers can use ForAnyValue:StringLike operators to hide wildcard GitHub Actions OIDC subject conditions from security guardrails.

AnalysisAI

Security-guardrail bypass in the @hulumi/policies npm library (versions before 1.3.2) allows dangerous AWS IAM configurations to pass automated policy inspection. The G_OIDC_1 trust-policy inspector only matched exact StringLike/StringEquals condition operators, so set-qualified operators like ForAnyValue:StringLike could smuggle wildcard GitHub Actions OIDC 'sub' conditions past the mandatory check, letting an overly permissive AWS role assumption go undetected. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires that @hulumi/policies (version < 1.3.2) is actually used to inspect AWS IAM GitHub OIDC trust policies, and that an attacker can introduce or influence a trust policy that expresses the GitHub Actions OIDC 'sub' condition using a set-qualified operator such as ForAnyValue:StringLike (or ForAllValues:) with a wildcard value. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals are mixed and should be read carefully. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Vendor-released patch: upgrade @hulumi/policies to 1.3.2 or later, in which the AWS trust-policy inspector now evaluates set-qualified string operators (ForAnyValue:/ForAllValues:) and rejects unsafe GitHub OIDC 'sub' conditions; pin or bump the dependency in package.json/lockfiles and re-run policy checks across existing IaC. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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