Executive Summary
Intezer and Kodem Security found hidden text on a web page could make AWS's Kiro IDE rewrite its own configuration and run attacker code on a developer's machine, with no approval step able to stop it; AWS has patched it.
What Happened
Hidden text on a web page was enough to make Kiro, AWS's agentic coding IDE, rewrite its own configuration file and run an attacker's code on a developer's machine, with no approval step able to stop it. Intezer, in research with Kodem Security, found that a request as ordinary as asking Kiro to summarize a page could end in remote code execution. AWS has patched the issue, and no CVE has been
Affected Products
- AWS Kiro
Vulnerability / Attack Technique
Indirect prompt injection rewriting agent configuration
Technical Mechanism
Asked to summarize a poisoned page, Kiro followed hidden instructions to edit its config so attacker commands ran without approval.
AI Security Category
LLM01:2025 Prompt Injection
Part of the Prompt Injection topic.
Relevant Frameworks
RealGround Analysis
Approval steps fail if the agent can rewrite the rules. RealGround analysis: agent configuration must be write-protected from the agent.
Recommended Controls
- Update Kiro
- Make agent config files read-only to the agent
- Avoid summarizing untrusted pages in coding IDEs
Related RealGround Service
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Sources
thehackernews.com: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/aws-kiro-flaw-let-poisoned-web-page.html
Summary and analysis written by RealGround from the source above; last updated 2026-10-18.