# CVE-2026-92943: Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in AWS IoT Device SDK for Python

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- AWS AWSIoTPythonSDK: from 1.5.3, through 1.6.0

## Description

Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in the MQTT client TLS connection layer in AWS IoT Device SDK for Python 1.5.3 through 1.6.0 on Python 3.7 and later might allow an adversary-in-the-middle actor to impersonate the AWS IoT Core endpoint, read device telemetry, and inject arbitrary MQTT messages that the device processes as authentic, via a certificate issued for an unrelated hostname by a certificate authority present in the device trust store. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 1.6.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AWS AWSIoTPythonSDK, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://pypi.org/project/AWSIoTPythonSDK/1.6.1/
- https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python/releases/tag/v1.6.1
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-114-aws/
- https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python/security/advisories/GHSA-g7vp-3rxx-v25r

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