CVE-2025-65200: localstack
Affects localstackSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:07 UTC
Rated High by the CNA (mitre) · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
PyPIlocalstackpkg:pypi/localstackOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, avoid exposing the _localstack/cloudformation/deploy endpoint to untrusted users and do not pass untrusted URLs to the templateURL parameter.
Description
A vulnerability in localstack version 4.9.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted URL to the templateURL parameter of the _localstack/cloudformation/deploy endpoint. The malicious content hosted at the URL is executed within the context of the docker container running localstack.
References
- localstack.com (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/localstack/localstack/blob/aba1ee84592d76f0a88dd286fcd83b65080e31ac/localstack-core/localstack/services/cloudformation/deploy_ui.py (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/localstack/localstack/pull/13293/ (opens in a new tab)
- cyberroute.github.io/post/2025-12-11-localstack-hack/ (opens in a new tab)