CVE-2026-18733

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 75% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A prompt injection vulnerability in the shell tool in Amazon Strands Agents Tools before 0.8.0 might allow remote actors to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the agent's host via a crafted prompt that sets the non_interactive parameter to true, bypassing the human consent gate.

To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.0.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
25%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 3, 2026

Last Modified

August 4, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Prompt injection bypasses shell tool consent gate in Strands Agents Tools · Advisory · strands-agents/tools · GitHub

https://github.com/strands-agents/tools/security/advisories/GHSA-mqvc-p852-wf8x
generic

CVE-2026-18733 - Prompt injection bypasses shell tool consent gate in Strands Agents Tools

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-072-aws/
generic

strands-agents-tools · PyPI

https://pypi.org/project/strands-agents-tools/0.8.0/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18733(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-06 22:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-05 21:20 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-04 20:34 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-04 20:07 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-03 21:20 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-03 20:43 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-03 20:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18733?
CVE-2026-18733 is a high vulnerability published on August 3, 2026. A prompt injection vulnerability in the shell tool in Amazon Strands Agents Tools before 0.8.0 might allow remote actors to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the agent's host via a crafted prompt that sets the non_interactive parameter to true, bypassing the human consent gate. To…
When was CVE-2026-18733 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18733 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 3, 2026, with the most recent update on August 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18733 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18733 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 75.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18733?
CVE-2026-18733 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18733?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18733, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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