CVE-2026-6550
Cryptographic algorithm downgrade in the caching layer of Amazon AWS Encryption SDK for Python before version 3.3.1 and before version 4.0.5 might allow an authenticated local threat actor to bypass key commitment policy enforcement via a shared key cache, resulting in ciphertext that can be decrypted to multiple different plaintexts. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 3.3.1, 4.0.5 or above.
Published:Apr 20, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 22, 2026
EPS:Apr 20, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00009
CVSS Score:4.7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Amazon
Product
Aws Encryption Sdk For Python
Amazon
Aws Encryption Sdk For Python
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
