CVE-2025-65200
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
An issue was discovered in localstack 4.9.2 allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted content hosted on a web-accessable URL and when passed said URL in the the templateURL to the _localstack/cloudformation/deploy endpoint, the hosted content can get executed in the context of the docker container.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.6
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-22 19:17:32.260000
Last modified
2026-10-29 02:16:42.417000
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"id": "CVE-2025-65200",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-22T19:17:32.260",
"lastModified": "2026-10-29T02:16:42.417",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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"value": "An issue was discovered in localstack 4.9.2 allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted content hosted on a web-accessable URL and when passed said URL in the the templateURL to the _localstack/cloudformation/deploy endpoint, the hosted content can get executed in the context of the docker container."
},
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"lang": "es",
"value": "Se descubrió un problema en localstack 4.9.2 que permite a los atacantes ejecutar código arbitrario mediante contenido manipulado alojado en una URL accesible desde la web y, cuando se pasa dicha URL en el parámetro templateURL al endpoint _localstack/cloudformation/deploy, el contenido alojado puede ejecutarse en el contexto del contenedor Docker."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "n/a",
"product": "n/a",
"versions": [
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"version": "n/a",
"status": "affected"
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"baseScore": 9.6,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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"references": [
{
"url": "http://localstack.com",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://cyberroute.github.io/post/2025-12-11-localstack-hack/",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/localstack/localstack/blob/aba1ee84592d76f0a88dd286fcd83b65080e31ac/localstack-core/localstack/services/cloudformation/deploy_ui.py",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/localstack/localstack/pull/13293/",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
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}