CVE-2026-95985

Kiro IDE Allows Agentic Writes to Global Configurations While Working in Untrusted Workspaces

Published: Sep 24, 2026Updated: Sep 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-349

8.8HIGH

Description

The file write tool in Amazon Kiro IDE versions before 1.0.242 might allow remote unauthenticated actors to inject crafted instructions into the agent's context. When a user runs the agent in a crafted repository as an untrusted workspace, sending any message can cause agent modifications to auto-loaded global configuration paths. We recommend you upgrade to Kiro IDE version 1.0.242 or later. Users who ran the agent in an untrusted workspace on an earlier version should also review the global Kiro configuration directory (~/.kiro) for entries they did not create.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-349 CWE-829

Affected Products

Amazon

commercial·US

Kiro IDEOn-premDev Tool

DevTools & CI / ide-editor

Exploitability

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References

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-117-aws/

aws.amazon.com

https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0-242/

kiro.dev

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