CVE-2026-126087 json
Untrusted search path in the cross-user process launcher in OpenJD Sessions for Python, as used in the AWS Deadline Cloud worker agent
published yesterday modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-122795
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Untrusted search path in the cross-user process launcher in Open Job Description (OpenJD) Sessions for Python before 0.11.0, as used in the AWS Deadline Cloud worker agent before 0.33.0, on Linux might allow an authenticated remote user with permission to submit jobs to a queue to execute arbitrary code as the worker agent OS user and obtain the AWS credentials held by the worker agent via a crafted job that modifies the PATH environment variable.
To remediate this issue, users of customer-managed fleets should upgrade the Deadline Cloud worker agent to version 0.33.0 or later, which includes OpenJD Sessions 0.11.0. Service-managed fleets were remediated service-side.
Patch / fix
- AWS openjd-sessions 0.11.0
- AWS deadline-cloud-worker-agent 0.33.0
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0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.4 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.4 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Inferred packages
No advisory lists a package for this vulnerability yet. The CVE names these as products and links their GitHub repository, and the package registry names the same repository, so they are probably the affected packages. Low confidence: the versions are the CVE’s own for the product, and a stack check reports the package as unchecked when there are none.
| ecosystem | package | repository | affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | deadline-cloud-worker-agent | aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-worker-agent | < 0.33.0 |
| pypi | openjd-sessions | openjobdescription/openjd-sessions-for-python | < 0.11.0 |
Affected products
- AWS openjd-sessions
- AWS deadline-cloud-worker-agent
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
References
-
github.com
/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-worker-agent/releases/tag/0.33.0
release-notes, patch
-
github.com
/OpenJobDescription/openjd-sessions-for-python/releases/tag/0.11.0
release-notes, patch
-
aws.amazon.com
/security/security-bulletins/2026-177-aws/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-126087
- NVD CVE-2026-126087
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