High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2026· Updated May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-7461
CVE-2026-7461
Description
Improper neutralization of inputs used in an OS command in the FSx Windows File Server volume mounting component in Amazon ECS Agent on Windows before version 1.103.0 might allow a remote authenticated threat actor to execute shell commands with SYSTEM privileges on the underlying host via a specially crafted username field in an ECS task definition. This issue requires permissions to register ECS task definitions or write to the Secrets Manager or SSM Parameter Store credentials used by the FSx volume configuration.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 1.103.0.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_ecs_container_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=1.47.0,<1.103.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-024-aws/nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-agent/security/advisories/GHSA-fc67-c4hg-q653nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-agent/releases/tag/v1.103.0nvdRelease Notes
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