CVE-2026-16796

Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in the install_packages() method in AWS Bedrock AgentCore Python SDK before 1.18.1 might allow a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands within the Code Interpreter sandbox via crafted package name arguments. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to the patched version 1.18.1.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-065-aws/
https://github.com/aws/bedrock-agentcore-sdk-python/security/advisories/GHSA-j6g5-3hh3-pgw8
https://pypi.org/project/bedrock-agentcore/1.18.1/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-23 21:17

Updated : 2026-07-24 20:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-16796

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16796

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16796

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-88

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

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