Critical severity · published Apr 24, 2026
CVE-2026-6911
Authentication Bypass via Missing JWT Signature Verification in AWS Ops Wheel
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Missing JWT signature verification in AWS Ops Wheel allows unauthenticated attackers to forge JWT tokens and gain unintended administrative access to the application, including the ability to read, modify, and delete all application data across tenants and manage Cognito user accounts within the deployment's User Pool, via a crafted JWT sent to the API Gateway endpoint.
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AO
AWS Ops Wheel · AWS
before 163 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6911
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6911
aws.amazon.com
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-018-aws/
github.com
https://github.com/aws/aws-ops-wheel/pull/164
github.com
https://github.com/aws/aws-ops-wheel/security/advisories/GHSA-v5vr-8w3c-37x2
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