Improper Neutralization of Input Used for LLM Prompting Affecting strands-agents-tools package, versions [,0.8.0)
Threat Intelligence
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- published5 Aug 2026
- disclosed4 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 4 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-18733 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade strands-agents-tools to version 0.8.0 or higher.
Overview
strands-agents-tools is an A collection of specialized tools for Strands Agents
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input Used for LLM Prompting via the shell tool. An attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by crafting a prompt that sets the non_interactive parameter to true, thereby bypassing the human consent gate.