# CVE-2026-19642: Out-of-bounds write in the Base64 decoder in Amazon aws-sdk-cpp

> CVE-2026-19642: Out-of-bounds write in the Base64 decoder in Amazon aws-sdk-cpp. CVSS 5.9 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-19642
Last updated: 2026-10-23T19:10:00Z

- Published: 2026-08-12 19:36 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-23 19:10 UTC · Assigner: AMZN
- CVSS: 5.9 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- EPSS: 0.50%, 43th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-787

## Description

An out-of-bounds write issue in the Base64 decoder in Amazon aws-sdk-cpp before 1.11.862 might allow a remote authenticated user to cause a crash or heap memory corruption in an application that processes crafted Base64-encoded input. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 1.11.862.

## Affected vendors and products

- AWS: aws-sdk-cpp

## Tracked companies

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

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19642)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19642)
- [https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-080-aws/](https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-080-aws/)
- [https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp/releases/tag/1.11.862](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp/releases/tag/1.11.862)
- [https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-wxx3-prfc-69xx](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-wxx3-prfc-69xx)

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