# CVE-2026-18394: Incorrect authorization in Strands Agents Tools http_request proxy credential exfiltration

> CVE-2026-18394: Incorrect authorization in Strands Agents Tools http_request proxy credential exfiltration. CVSS 7.4 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-18394
Last updated: 2026-10-23T23:10:00Z

- Published: 2026-07-31 19:34 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-23 23:10 UTC · Assigner: AMZN
- CVSS: 7.4 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.52%, 44th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-863

## Description

Incorrect authorization in the http\_request tool in Strands Agents Tools before 0.8.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain credentials configured via HTTP\_REQUEST\_TOKEN\_CONFIG by influencing the LLM to route requests through actor-controlled proxy infrastructure. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.2.

## Affected vendors and products

- AWS: Strands Agents Tools

## Tracked companies

- [Amazon Web Services](https://rewindex.com/company/aws.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18394)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18394)
- [https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-069-aws/](https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-069-aws/)
- [https://github.com/strands-agents/tools/releases/tag/v0.8.2](https://github.com/strands-agents/tools/releases/tag/v0.8.2)
- [https://github.com/strands-agents/tools/security/advisories/GHSA-qhw6-2h72-m84v](https://github.com/strands-agents/tools/security/advisories/GHSA-qhw6-2h72-m84v)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-18394 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-18394.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-18394 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:11:26.179Z