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CVE-2026-119116 and CVE-2026-119148 - Issues in AWS Nitro Enclaves SDK for C

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-119116· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 0.4.6 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:18 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (AMZN)CVSS 3.17.8
CNA (AMZN)CVSS 4.08.7
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.4.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade kmstool-enclave to 0.4.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AWSkmstool-enclaveAffected
  • <0.4.6
Fixed in
  • 0.4.6

AI-suggested

Users should upgrade aws-nitro-enclaves-sdk-c to a version later than v0.4.5 where these vulnerabilities are fixed. Since the vulnerabilities affect specific components (kmstool-enclave and the SDK library), ensure that enclave images do not include vulnerable versions of kmstool-enclave or derived code. Review the AWS Security Bulletin referenced for the latest remediation details and apply official patches as provided by AWS.

Description

Two vulnerabilities were identified in the AWS Nitro Enclaves SDK for C affecting versions up to v0.4.5. CVE-2026-119116 is a use-after-free flaw in the kmstool-enclave example application that allows a parent EC2 instance application to send crafted messages over vsock to corrupt heap memory inside the enclave and execute arbitrary code. CVE-2026-119148 is an input validation issue in the SDK library where a crafted region string can cause the enclave to accept forged AWS KMS server responses, potentially injecting malicious key material. Only enclave images including kmstool-enclave or derived code are affected by the first issue; the second affects the SDK library generally.

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