CVE-2026-6912: CWE-915 Improperly controlled modification of Dynamically-Determined object attributes in AWS AWS Ops Wheel
CVE-2026-6912 is a high-severity vulnerability in AWS Ops Wheel affecting the Cognito User Pool configuration. It allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges to deployment admin by exploiting improper control over dynamically-determined object attributes via a crafted UpdateUserAttributes API call. This enables attackers to manage Cognito user accounts by setting the custom:deployment_admin attribute. AWS manages this as a cloud service and has released a fix requiring users to redeploy from the updated repository and patch any forked or derivative code accordingly.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-6912) involves improper control of dynamically-determined object attributes (CWE-915) in AWS Ops Wheel's Cognito User Pool configuration. Before the fix introduced in PR #165, remote authenticated users could escalate their privileges to deployment admin by sending a crafted UpdateUserAttributes API request that sets the custom:deployment_admin attribute. This privilege escalation allows management of Cognito user accounts. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. AWS, as the cloud service provider, has issued a security bulletin advising users to redeploy from the updated repository and patch any derivative code to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges to deployment admin, granting them the ability to manage Cognito user accounts. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected AWS Ops Wheel deployments. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
AWS manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. Users should follow the AWS security bulletin at https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-018-aws/ and redeploy from the updated repository. Any forked or derivative code must be patched to incorporate the fixes introduced in PR #165. This official fix addresses the vulnerability and prevents privilege escalation via the UpdateUserAttributes API.
CVE-2026-6912: CWE-915 Improperly controlled modification of Dynamically-Determined object attributes in AWS AWS Ops Wheel
Description
CVE-2026-6912 is a high-severity vulnerability in AWS Ops Wheel affecting the Cognito User Pool configuration. It allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges to deployment admin by exploiting improper control over dynamically-determined object attributes via a crafted UpdateUserAttributes API call. This enables attackers to manage Cognito user accounts by setting the custom:deployment_admin attribute. AWS manages this as a cloud service and has released a fix requiring users to redeploy from the updated repository and patch any forked or derivative code accordingly.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-6912) involves improper control of dynamically-determined object attributes (CWE-915) in AWS Ops Wheel's Cognito User Pool configuration. Before the fix introduced in PR #165, remote authenticated users could escalate their privileges to deployment admin by sending a crafted UpdateUserAttributes API request that sets the custom:deployment_admin attribute. This privilege escalation allows management of Cognito user accounts. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. AWS, as the cloud service provider, has issued a security bulletin advising users to redeploy from the updated repository and patch any derivative code to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges to deployment admin, granting them the ability to manage Cognito user accounts. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected AWS Ops Wheel deployments. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
AWS manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. Users should follow the AWS security bulletin at https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-018-aws/ and redeploy from the updated repository. Any forked or derivative code must be patched to incorporate the fixes introduced in PR #165. This official fix addresses the vulnerability and prevents privilege escalation via the UpdateUserAttributes API.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- AMZN
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-23T13:38:11.080Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-018-aws/","vendor":"AWS"}]
Threat ID: 69eba2fd87115cfb68542cdd
Added to database: 4/24/2026, 5:06:05 PM
Last enriched: 4/24/2026, 5:21:02 PM
Last updated: 4/24/2026, 7:33:01 PM
Views: 5
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