Amazon AWS Kiro IDE up to 0.7.x Project inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Amazon AWS Kiro IDE up to 0.7.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Project Handler. This manipulation causes inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-4295. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Amazon AWS Kiro IDE up to 0.7.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Project Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-829. The product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper trust boundary enforcement in Kiro IDE before version 0.8.0 on all supported platforms might allow a remote unauthenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary code via maliciously crafted project directory files that bypass workspace trust protections when a local user opens the directory. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.0 or higher.

It is possible to read the advisory at aws.amazon.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-4295 since 03/16/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at kiro.dev.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere
CWE: CWE-829
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AWS Kiro IDE 0.8.0

Timelineinfo

03/16/2026 CVE reserved
03/18/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/21/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: aws.amazon.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-4295 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-4295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351439

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2026 02:51
Updated: 03/21/2026 22:11
Changes: 03/18/2026 02:51 (76), 03/21/2026 22:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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