CVE-2026-6912 Privilege Escalation via Self-Writable Cognito Custom Attribute in AWS Ops Wheel
Authenticated users can escalate to deployment admin privileges by modifying a self-writable Cognito custom attribute in AWS Ops Wheel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-6912?
CVE-2026-6912 is a high-severity vulnerability in AWS Ops Wheel, published on 24 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improperly controlled modification of dynamically-determined object attributes in the Cognito User Pool configuration in AWS Ops Wheel before PR #165 allows remote authenticated users to escalate to deployment admin privileges and manage Cognito user accounts via a crafted UpdateUserAttributes API call that sets the custom:deployment_admin attribute.
To remediate this issue, users should redeploy from the updated repository and ensure any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes.
Weakness: CWE-915
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6912?
How do I fix CVE-2026-6912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-6912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6912 in the wild and no public exploit code.