CVE-2026-82857

hulumi versions before v1.3.2 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the weekly integration IAM policy that allows role lifecycle operations on af-e2e-* roles without sufficient boundary restrictions. Attackers with the documented principal can create persistent higher-privilege roles in the sandbox account.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/kerberosmansour/hulumi/security/advisories/GHSA-35qr-vx94-m5x3
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hulumi-before-1.3.2-privilege-escalation-via-iam-policy

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-31 09:17

Updated : 2026-09-01 15:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-82857

Mitre link : CVE-2026-82857

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-82857

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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