TI-2017-06861 Aliases CVE-2017-9450 GHSA-f3fp-86mw-cx9h

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka…

LOW 34CWE-269Published 2017-10-30 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka aws-cfn-bootstrap) before 1.4-19.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging the ability to create files in an unspecified directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00402 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_cloudformation_bootstrap::::::::	before 1.4-19.10	Vulnerable	AWS

cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_cloudformation_bootstrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.4-19.10 Vulnerable ·AWS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9450
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3fp-86mw-cx9h

References

Advisory 1

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-861.html

Other 1

https://sintonen.fi/advisories/aws-cfn-bootstrap-local-code-execution-as-root.txt

Sources

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