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CVE-2026-6912: AWS Ops Wheel · Mass Assignment

Affects AWS Ops WheelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 164 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 164
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Apr 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 AWS Ops Wheel to 164.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AWSAWS Ops WheelAffected
  • <164
Fixed in
  • 164
GitHubaws/aws-ops-wheelpkg:github/aws/aws-ops-wheelOther threatsAffected
  • =0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A patch is available and remediation is managed by AWS as this is a cloud-hosted service. Users should redeploy from the updated AWS Ops Wheel repository incorporating the fix from PR #165. Additionally, any forked or derivative codebases must be patched to include these updates. Refer to the official AWS security bulletin at https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-018-aws/ for detailed remediation instructions.

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 set the custom:deployment_admin attribute and manage Cognito user accounts. The vulnerability is present before pull request #165 and affects version 0 of AWS Ops Wheel. AWS manages remediation for this cloud service and has released a fix. Users should redeploy from the updated repository and patch any forked or derivative code accordingly.

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