CVE-2020-8912

In-band key negotiation issue in AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang

LOW
2.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2020 at 07:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAWS S3 Crypto SDK

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Severity
LOW2.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

A vulnerability in the in-band key negotiation exists in the AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang versions prior to V2. An attacker with write access to the targeted bucket can change the encryption algorithm of an object in the bucket, which can then allow them to change AES-GCM to AES-CTR. Using this in combination with a decryption oracle can reveal the authentication key used by AES-GCM as decrypting the GMAC tag leaves the authentication key recoverable as an algebraic equation. It is recommended to update your SDK to V2 or later, and re-encrypt your files.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.0stable ≤ v ≤ V1stable
Affected range stops below 2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

2.5LOWGoogle
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-327

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