@hulumi/policies versions before 1.3.2 fail to fully inspect inline and attached IAM policy evidence for the administrator-policy guardrail. Attackers can craft admin-equivalent policy paths that bypass policy evaluation controls.
CVE-2026-82860
CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-31. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, ghsa
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 59(Track)EG Risk 59/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 31, 2026
Last Modified
August 31, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 31, 2026Patch available. Sources: github.
generic
@hulumi/policies before 1.3.2 Admin Policy Bypass | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hulumi-policies-before-1.3.2-admin-policy-bypassgithub Patch Available
CIS 1.16 admin policy bypass for inline and attached IAM policies · Advisory · kerberosmansour/hulumi · GitHub
Affected: 1.3.2: the validator inspects the affected policy shapes and includes regression
https://github.com/kerberosmansour/hulumi/security/advisories/GHSA-4xrh-5m3m-328wVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-82860(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 7× in last 7d / 7× 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.
- 2026-08-31 14:45 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-31 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-31 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-31 09:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-31 09:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-31 08:55 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-31 08:52 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-82860?
CVE-2026-82860 is a critical vulnerability published on August 31, 2026. @hulumi/policies versions before 1.3.2 fail to fully inspect inline and attached IAM policy evidence for the administrator-policy guardrail. Attackers can craft admin-equivalent policy paths that bypass policy evaluation controls.
When was CVE-2026-82860 disclosed?
CVE-2026-82860 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 31, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-82860?
CVE-2026-82860 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-82860?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-82860, 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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