Description
Missing authentication for critical function in the authentication dependency in Loom for AWS before 1.6.1 allowed remote actors to obtain super-admin authority over the agent control plane, including registering tool servers, reading stored integration credentials, and rewriting the IAM role policies attached to managed agent roles, via any request to the application API in a deployment where no identity provider is configured.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 1.6.1 or later.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | loom | < 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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abraxas/cve-2026-103956-loom-unauth ★ 8 · Oct 3, 2026
CVE-2026-103956 - Loom for AWS - Critical - Auth bypass - unauthenticated super-admin when no IdP is configured
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Loom for AWS < 1.6.1 - Unauthenticated Super-Admin Access http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-103956.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://github.com/awslabs/loom/releases/tag/v1.6.1 release-notes patch
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-124-aws/ vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/awslabs/loom/security/advisories/GHSA-vgmj-998f-r8mp third-party-advisory