LocalStack 4.9.2 CloudFormation Deploy templateURL code injection
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.3 | $0-$5k | 3.93+ |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LocalStack 4.9.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component CloudFormation Deploy. The manipulation of the argument templateURL leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-65200. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability was found in LocalStack 4.9.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component CloudFormation Deploy. The manipulation of the argument templateURL with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in localstack 4.9.2 allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted content hosted on a web-accessable URL and when passed said URL in the the templateURL to the _localstack/cloudformation/deploy endpoint, the hosted content can get executed in the context of the docker container.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-65200 since 11/18/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/22/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/18/2025 CVE reserved10/22/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/22/2026 VulDB entry created
10/22/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Status: Not definedCVE: CVE-2025-65200 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-65200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-425363
Entry
Created: 10/22/2026 20:46Changes: 10/22/2026 20:46 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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