By Security Talent on Monday, 15 June 2026
Category: Cybersecurity News, Threats & Industry Updates

AWS Kiro IDE Update Restricts Authentication Token Cache Permissions

Developer workstation security

Update Kiro IDE

AWS fixed CVE-2026-11931, insecure file permissions on an authentication-token cache used by Kiro IDE.

At a glance

  • Local file permissions can expose credentials to another user or process on a shared workstation.
  • Organizations should update Kiro and review developer endpoint hardening.

Why this matters

AWS fixed CVE-2026-11931, insecure file permissions on an authentication-token cache used by Kiro IDE.

Security teams should translate the official notice into an inventory decision, an accountable owner and documented verification rather than treating publication alone as remediation.

Who should act

  • Security and technology leaders responsible for the affected platform
  • Vulnerability management, cloud security and security operations teams
  • Risk, compliance and service owners who track remediation evidence

SecurityTalent action checklist

  1. Read the linked primary source and confirm whether your products, versions, services or workflows are affected.
  2. Identify an accountable owner and prioritize the change according to exposure, severity and available mitigations.
  3. Apply the vendor guidance or compensating controls, then verify the resulting configuration or fixed version.
  4. Monitor the official source for revisions and preserve evidence of the assessment and remediation decision.

Source and attribution

Primary source: 2026-045-AWS

Publisher
Amazon Web Services
Author / authority
AWS Security
Published
June 15, 2026
SecurityTalent review
July 18, 2026

This is an original SecurityTalent summary and analysis based on the linked primary source. It is not a republication. The source controls if facts, versions or deadlines change after our review.

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