CVE-2026-81849: Path traversal in the aws:downloadContent plugin in amazon-ssm-agent
amazon · amazon-ssm-agent
Fixed in 3.3.4515.0 · Affected: amazon-ssm-agent before 3.3.4515.0 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 60% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory in the aws:downloadContent plugin in amazon-ssm-agent before 3.3.4515.0 might allow an authenticated remote user whose ssm:SendCommand permission is restricted to the AWS-DownloadContent document, to write arbitrary files outside the intended download directory with root privileges, via crafted object keys in the S3 source the document is directed to retrieve. This issue may lead to arbitrary code execution as root if specific sensitive files are overwritten. To remediate this issue, customers should upgrade amazon-ssm-agent to version 3.3.4515.0 or later.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- amazon · amazon-ssm-agentbefore 3.3.4515.0
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- amazon
- Published
- August 2026
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