CVE-2018-15869

5.3 mediumEPSS 1.8%

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) developer who does not specify the --owners flag when describing images via AWS CLI, and therefore not properly validating source software per AWS recommended security best practices, may unintentionally load an undesired and potentially malicious Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from the uncurated public community AMI catalog.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.3 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 78% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-732
Published: 2018-08-25
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

hashicorp:packer

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105172
https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/6584
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105172
https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/6584

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