Description
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka aws-cfn-bootstrap) before 1.4-19.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging the ability to create files in an unspecified directory.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://sintonen.fi/advisories/aws-cfn-bootstrap-local-code-execution-as-root.txt
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-861.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99972
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
38.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
amazon/amazon_web_services_cloudformation_bootstrap
< 1.4-19.10
Published
Oct 30, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026