CVE-2026-15895: OS command injection in jsii-diff in AWS jsii

unknownCVE-2026-15895

Bulletin ID: 2026-057-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 07/15/2026 12:00 PM PDT Description: jsii-diff is a command line tool to compare the API differences between two jsii assemblies, and report errors if there are backwards-incompatible changes to the API. We identified CVE-2026-15895, an issue where specially formatted command line arguments can be used to execute shell commands via this tool. Impacted versions: < 1.131.0 Please refer to the article below for the most up-to-date and complete information related to this AWS Security Bulletin.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: AWS product: jsii-diff Remote code executionaffected: < 1.131.0

What: Specially formatted command line arguments can be used to execute shell commands via jsii-diff.
Who is affected: Users of jsii-diff versions below 1.131.0.
Urgency: Attention is required to prevent potential exploitation.
Action: Update to version 1.131.0 or later.

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Details

Source: AWS Security Bulletins (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: unknown
Published: 2026-07-16
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/rss/2026-057-aws/

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-158950.63% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 47% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-15895	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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