Description
Key exchange without entity authentication in the EMR SSH helper commands in Amazon AWS CLI before 1.45.28 and AWS CLI v2 before 2.35.3 might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept SSHsessions and file transfers via network positioning between the client and the EMR cluster endpoint. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to AWS CLI v1 1.45.28 or later, or AWS CLI v2 2.35.3 or later.
Affected products
amazon: aws command line interface
References4
- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-071-aws/ Vendor Advisory
- github.com/aws/aws-cli/security/advisories/GHSA-hqvf-45jj-mccq Vendor Advisory
- github.com/aws/aws-cli/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.rst Release Notes
- github.com/aws/aws-cli/blob/v2/CHANGELOG.rst Release Notes
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 4.0
-
6.9
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 41 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-322
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