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AWS SSM Agent CVE-2026-89049

| EUVDEUVD-2026-75674 HIGH
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2026-09-10 AMZN
8.5
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: AMZN
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Vendor (AMZN) PRIMARY
8.5 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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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9.6 CRITICAL

PR:L for required SSM session credential; S:C because stolen IAM creds impact resources outside the agent's scope; A:N as the SSRF causes no direct availability loss.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (AMZN).

CVSS VectorVendor: AMZN

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

Lifecycle Timeline

8
Analysis Updated
Sep 10, 2026 - 19:32 vuln.today
v2 (cvss_changed)
Re-analysis Queued
Sep 10, 2026 - 19:22 vuln.today
cvss_changed
Severity Changed
Sep 10, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
CRITICAL HIGH
CVSS changed
Sep 10, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
9.9 (CRITICAL) 8.5 (HIGH)
POC Analysis Generated
Sep 10, 2026 - 19:21 vuln.today
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Sep 10, 2026 - 19:17 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Sep 10, 2026 - 19:17 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 10, 2026 - 18:34 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.9

DescriptionCVE.org

A server-side request forgery issue due to improper validation of equivalent address representations in the port forwarding to remote hosts functionality in Amazon AWS Systems Manager Agent (SSM Agent) before 3.3.4851.0 on all platforms might allow an authenticated remote user to bypass the remote destination denylist and reach link-local endpoints, potentially obtaining the temporary IAM role credentials of a managed instance and acting with that role's permissions from outside the instance, via a crafted destination host value that uses an alternate representation of a denied link-local address.

To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 3.3.4851.0 or later.

AnalysisAI

SSRF in AWS Systems Manager Agent's port-forwarding feature allows an authenticated remote user to bypass the link-local address denylist and reach the EC2 Instance Metadata Service (IMDS), enabling theft of the managed instance's temporary IAM role credentials. The bypass exploits insufficient canonicalization of IP addresses before denylist evaluation - alternate representations of 169.254.169.254 (hex, decimal, IPv6-mapped, etc.) pass the check unblocked. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the attacker to hold valid AWS IAM credentials that include ssm:StartSession (or ssm:StartPortForwardingSessionToRemoteHost) permission for the target managed instance - this is the primary limiting factor. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H) scores 8.5 and accurately reflects the attack profile: network-reachable, no special configuration, low privilege required, but scoped confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system (IAM credentials) and high subsequent-system impact (full role-level integrity and availability over AWS resources controlled by the role). … 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: 3.3.4851.0. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, identify all Systems Manager Agent deployments and their current versions; document which instances have elevated IAM role permissions. …

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