Prompt injection bypasses shell tool consent gate in Strands Agents Tools
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-18733 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | AMZN |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-03 21:16:37 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-04 20:16:50 UTC |
| Description | A prompt injection vulnerability in the shell tool in Amazon Strands Agents Tools before 0.8.0 might allow remote actors to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the agent's host via a crafted prompt that sets the non_interactive parameter to true, bypassing the human consent gate. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.0. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.5 HIGH from ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS: 0.003220000 probability, percentile 0.246730000 (date 2026-08-09)
Problem Types: CWE-1427 CWE-1427 Improper neutralization of input used for LLM prompting
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | Secondary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
ActiveConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | AWS | Strands-agents-tools | affected 0.8.0 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/strands-agents/tools/security/advisories/GHSA-mqvc-p852-wf8x | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | github.com | |
| aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-072-aws | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | aws.amazon.com | |
| pypi.org/project/strands-agents-tools/0.8.0 | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | pypi.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.