Vulnerability · CVE-2026-78379
CVE-2026-78379 - Consent bypass in Strands Agents Tools python_repl tool
Published Sep 9, 2026 · Amazon Web Services
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-78379. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of Amazon Web Services is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.57%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- Amazon Web Services
Bulletin ID: 2026-089-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 08/25/2026 12:00 PM PDT Description: Strands Agents is an open-source Python SDK for building and running AI agents. The strands-agents-tools package provides pre-built tools for use with the SDK, including the python_repl tool, which executes Python code on the agent's host, and the batch tool, which invokes several other tools in a single call. Before executing code, python_repl prompts the operator for approval. We identified
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-78379
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-78379. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of Amazon Web Services is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.57%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 9, 2026 · AWS Security Bulletins
Detected
Bulletin ID: 2026-089-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 08/25/2026 12:00 PM PDT Description: Strands Agents is an open-source Python SDK for building and running AI agents. The strands-agents-tools package provides pre-built tools for use with the SDK, including the python_repl tool, which executes Python code on the agent's host, and the batch tool, whi
Sources
- AWS Security BulletinsVendor advisoryCVE-2026-78379
Bulletin ID: 2026-089-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 08/25/2026 12:00 PM PDT Description: Strands Agents is an open-source Python SDK for building and running AI agents. The strands-agents-tools package provides pre-built tools for u
aws.amazon.com - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-78379
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-78379
30-day exploitation probability 0.6%
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Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.