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AWS Security BulletinsCVE-2026-83497

CVE-2026-83497 - OpenSearch SQL Plugin - Unrestricted Java Deserialization in Cursor Pagination

Severity not listed 1 CVE Published Oct 21, 2026 at 9:37 PM UTC

Summary

Bulletin ID: 2026-092-AWS

Scope: AWS

Content Type: Important (requires attention)

Publication Date: 08/31/2026 11:30 AM PDT

Description:

OpenSearch is an open-source search and analytics engine. We identified CVE-2026-83497 where a remote authenticated user with basic read/search permissions can run arbitrary code on the server by providing a crafted cursor parameter to the plugins/sql endpoint.

Affected Products & Versions:

OpenSearch SQL Plugin (open-source, self-managed):

- Affected: v2.8 to v3.6

- Fixed: versions 3.7 and 2.19.6

Amazon OpenSearch Service (AWS Managed):

- Affected: v2.9 to v3.5

- Fixed: v2.9 to v3.5 (via service software update)

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Products covered

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Remediation

Affected Products & Versions: OpenSearch SQL Plugin (open-source, self-managed): - Affected: v2.8 to v3.6 - Fixed: versions 3.7 and 2.19.6 Amazon OpenSearch Service (AWS Managed): - Affected: v2.9 to v3.5 - Fixed: v2.9 to v3.5 (via service software update) Please refer to the article below for the most up-to-date and complete information related to this AWS Security Bulletin.

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