CVE-2026-119085

Template injection in the publishing component of awslabs Virtual Engineering Workbench

Published Nov 2, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine in the publishing component of Amazon Virtual Engineering Workbench (VEW) could allow a remote authenticated third party to run arbitrary code with the permissions of the publishing Lambda's IAM role. This could allow access to data and resources across all tenant projects. The code is reachable through a crafted CloudFormation template body containing template engine directives submitted through the product versioning API.



To remediate this issue, users should redeploy from the latest version of awslabs/virtual-engineering-workbench.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine in the publishing component of Amazon Virtual Engineering Workbench (VEW) could allow a remote authenticated third party to run arbitrary code with the permissions of the publishing Lambda's IAM role. This could allow access to data and resources across all tenant projects. The code is reachable through a crafted CloudFormation template body containing template engine directives submitted through the product versioning API. To remediate this issue, users should redeploy from the latest version of awslabs/virtual-engineering-workbench.
Title Template injection in the publishing component of awslabs Virtual Engineering Workbench
First Time appeared Aws
Aws virtual-engineering-workbench
Weaknesses CWE-1336
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:aws:virtual-engineering-workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Aws
Aws virtual-engineering-workbench
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
AMZN
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2026, 4:27 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2026, 1:17 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 2, 2026, 6:18 PM
Modified
Nov 3, 2026, 5:18 PM