Out-of-bounds read in the Base64 decoder in Amazon aws-sdk-cpp on signed-char platforms
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An out-of-bounds read issue in the Base64 decoder in Amazon aws-sdk-cpp before 1.11.862, on some platforms, might allow a remote authenticated user to crash an application that processes crafted Base64-encoded input. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 1.11.862.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
aws-sdk-cpp — aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-080-aws
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-15951 Out-of-bounds write in the Base64 decoder in Amazon aws-sdk-cppPriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19643
References
More Aws Software Development Kit vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04321 AWS SDK XML Parser XpathUtils.java XpathUtils server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-14164 Amazon AWS SDK <=2.8.5 for Android uses Android SharedPreferences to store plain text AWS… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-15951 Out-of-bounds write in the Base64 decoder in Amazon aws-sdk-cpp CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2023-28302 Potential URI resolution path traversal in the AWS SDK for PHP CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2022-02384 Exposure of unencrypted plaintext hash in github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
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