# CVE-2026-18733: Prompt injection bypasses shell tool consent gate in Strands Agents Tools

> CVE-2026-18733: Prompt injection bypasses shell tool consent gate in Strands Agents Tools. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-18733
Last updated: 2026-10-23T21:10:00Z

- Published: 2026-08-03 20:33 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-23 21:10 UTC · Assigner: AMZN
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.57%, 47th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-1427

## 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.

## 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-2026-18733)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18733)
- [https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-072-aws/](https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-072-aws/)
- [https://github.com/strands-agents/tools/security/advisories/GHSA-mqvc-p852-wf8x](https://github.com/strands-agents/tools/security/advisories/GHSA-mqvc-p852-wf8x)
- [https://pypi.org/project/strands-agents-tools/0.8.0/](https://pypi.org/project/strands-agents-tools/0.8.0/)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-18733 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-18733.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-18733 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:15:16.871Z