AWS Neuron SDK Repeatedly Exposes Security Vulnerability
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🦒🔍 Amazon’s Neuron SDK faces repeated security vulnerabilities. Giraffe Security has identified a recurring remote code execution vulnerability in Amazon’s AWS Neuron SDK, first reported in April 2022. The issue arises from improper installation instructions that allow malicious packages to be downloaded from the default PyPi registry instead of a secure private index. Despite previous notifications and a temporary fix, Amazon has failed to implement a permanent solution, allowing the same dependency confusion issue to resurface with new packages introduced in December 2024. This raises concerns about Amazon’s commitment to security, as the Neuron SDK team may view the problem as a user error rather than a critical flaw in their documentation. Users are advised to exercise caution and verify the security of code from any source.
