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GHSA-443w-3rq3-5m5h: AWS SDK for Java 2.0: Improper Handling of Special Characters in CloudFront Signing Utilities

March 27, 2026

This notification is related to the CloudFront signing utilities in the AWS SDK for Java v2, which are used to generate Amazon CloudFront signed URLs and signed cookies. A defense-in-depth enhancement has been implemented to improve handling of special characters, such as double quotes and backslashes, in input values.

References

  • docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/security.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-443w-3rq3-5m5h
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2/blob/master/services/cloudfront/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/cloudfront/CloudFrontUtilities.java
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2/security/advisories/GHSA-443w-3rq3-5m5h

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.18.33 before 2.41.30

Fixed versions

  • 2.41.30

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.41.30 or above.

Impact 9.3 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

maven/software.amazon.awssdk/cloudfront/GHSA-443w-3rq3-5m5h.yml

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