CVE-2026-86830 - Incorrect privilege assignment in Temporary Elevated Access Management (TEAM) for AWS IAM Identity Center
Incorrect privilege assignment in Temporary Elevated Access Management (TEAM) for AWS IAM Identity Center solution before version 1.5.1 might allow an authenticated remote user with application-level access to read, approve, modify, or revoke arbitrary access requests, thereby obtaining unintended temporary elevated access to the AWS accounts accessed using the TEAM deployment. This issue has been addressed in TEAM version 1.5.1 or later. We recommend upgrading to the latest version and ensuring any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-86830 involves incorrect privilege assignment in the TEAM solution for AWS IAM Identity Center. Specifically, an authenticated user with application-level access could escalate privileges temporarily beyond intended limits within AWS accounts managed by TEAM. This issue affects all TEAM versions before 1.5.1. AWS has fixed the problem in version 1.5.1, and users are advised to upgrade and patch any forks or derivative code accordingly. No alternative mitigations or workarounds exist.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with application-level access to TEAM could gain unintended temporary elevated access to AWS accounts, potentially allowing actions beyond their authorized permissions. This could lead to unauthorized access or modification of AWS resources managed through TEAM.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to TEAM version 1.5.1 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. Ensure that any forked or derivative versions of TEAM are also patched to incorporate the fix. No workarounds are available, so applying the update is the only effective mitigation.
CVE-2026-86830 - Incorrect privilege assignment in Temporary Elevated Access Management (TEAM) for AWS IAM Identity Center
Description
Incorrect privilege assignment in Temporary Elevated Access Management (TEAM) for AWS IAM Identity Center solution before version 1.5.1 might allow an authenticated remote user with application-level access to read, approve, modify, or revoke arbitrary access requests, thereby obtaining unintended temporary elevated access to the AWS accounts accessed using the TEAM deployment. This issue has been addressed in TEAM version 1.5.1 or later. We recommend upgrading to the latest version and ensuring any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-86830 involves incorrect privilege assignment in the TEAM solution for AWS IAM Identity Center. Specifically, an authenticated user with application-level access could escalate privileges temporarily beyond intended limits within AWS accounts managed by TEAM. This issue affects all TEAM versions before 1.5.1. AWS has fixed the problem in version 1.5.1, and users are advised to upgrade and patch any forks or derivative code accordingly. No alternative mitigations or workarounds exist.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with application-level access to TEAM could gain unintended temporary elevated access to AWS accounts, potentially allowing actions beyond their authorized permissions. This could lead to unauthorized access or modification of AWS resources managed through TEAM.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to TEAM version 1.5.1 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. Ensure that any forked or derivative versions of TEAM are also patched to incorporate the fix. No workarounds are available, so applying the update is the only effective mitigation.
Technical Details
- Classification
- {"confidence":0.88,"severitySource":"default","classifier":"rss-v2"}
- Article Source
- {"url":"https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-112-aws/","fetched":true,"fetchedAt":"2026-09-14T18:15:20.067Z","wordCount":148}
Threat ID: 6aa839b855bf5e2cf56c52ac
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 18:15:20 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 18:15:23 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 05:15:52 UTC
Views: 14
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