AWS Harmonix Hiccup: Beware of the Role-Playing Privilege Escalation
Harmonix on AWS faces a security hiccup—CVE-2025-14503—that lets authenticated users ascend to admin status quicker than a caffeinated squirrel. Update to version 0.4.2 pronto! Can’t upgrade yet? Tighten those IAM trust policies and keep an eye on CloudTrail events like a hawk at a pigeon parade.
Hot Take:
In the thrilling world of cybersecurity, AWS has accidentally left the backdoor open, and instead of getting burglars, they got a superhero security researcher named r00tdaddy to save the day. The lesson? Always check twice before leaving the keys under the mat!
Key Points:
- Harmonix on AWS had a security flaw due to a permissive IAM trust policy.
- The flaw allowed privilege escalation through role assumption.
- Versions v0.3.0 through v0.4.1 are impacted.
- The issue is resolved in version 0.4.2.
- Security researcher r00tdaddy played a major role in identifying the issue.
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