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AWS vpn medium security documentation change

Service: vpn · 2025-06-04 · Security-related medium

File: vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.md

Summary

Added version 5.2.2 with 'Improved security posture' note and marked older versions as unsupported

Security assessment

The addition of version 5.2.2 explicitly mentions 'Improved security posture', indicating security-related enhancements. Marking older versions as unsupported suggests potential security risks in deprecated versions, though no specific vulnerabilities are disclosed. This change encourages users to update to a more secure version.

Diff

diff --git a/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.md b/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.md
index c5c3f47a2..a7673e003 100644
--- a//vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.md
+++ b//vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows-release-notes.md
@@ -14,0 +15 @@ Version | Changes | Date | Download link and SHA256
+5.2.2 |  Improved security posture. | June 2, 2025 | [Download version 5.2.2](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/5.2.2/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: f27cb0eed7c9c5354caa5d7e37595eefbb048d7481bf698b2e5fb653b667c190   
@@ -21 +22 @@ Version | Changes | Date | Download link and SHA256
-| April 21, 2025 | [Download version 5.2.1](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/5.2.1/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: ae23283995f11f1a4aa49cc9ebcf300df8e59d17d36630635e331971b95489ae   
+| April 21, 2025 |  No longer supported.  
@@ -27 +28 @@ Version | Changes | Date | Download link and SHA256
-| April 8, 2025 | [Download version 5.2.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/5.2.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: 19afacebf155cb105270e6ea27c0403ba2b665633027e5b67ef88dbb7443cfc7   
+| April 8, 2025 |  No longer supported.  
@@ -33 +34 @@ Version | Changes | Date | Download link and SHA256
-| March 17, 2025 | [Download version 5.1.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/5.1.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: 743f18a29c78af3a370ea74b7411b5404b2d7ba62910ab2daf03728509661910  
+| March 17, 2025 |  No longer supported.  
@@ -39,2 +40,2 @@ Version | Changes | Date | Download link and SHA256
-| February 24, 2025 | [Download version 5.0.2](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/5.0.2/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: eb12c394a50b1f127687f35bb71ae410c9e1c43482f49b8d3519ca83a27b51ab  
-5.0.1 |  Fixed an issue that led to sporadic VPN connection errors on Windows client version 5.0.0. | January 30, 2025 | [Download version 5.0.1](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/5.0.1/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: 00ab532f9c979cbf7d7889e27ac6ae5a15d38f21893f8a48345bac5302b683c1  
+| February 24, 2025 |  No longer supported.  
+5.0.1 |  Fixed an issue that led to sporadic VPN connection errors on Windows client version 5.0.0. | January 30, 2025 |  No longer supported.  
@@ -48,2 +49,2 @@ Version | Changes | Date | Download link and SHA256
-| January 21, 2025 | [Download version 5.0.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/5.0.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: be407be161b058f1d0ca0e670a274096145985dde6c26272c86407f5a5f96bfa  
-4.1.0 |  Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | November 12, 2024 | [Download version 4.1.0](https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/WPF/4.1.0/AWS_VPN_Client.msi) sha256: f58a8baa40bd19829e2ed2ba3324547cb01f5c76708b4dc08083922b767a8ff4  
+| January 21, 2025 |  No longer supported.  
+4.1.0 |  Minor bug fixes and enhancements. | November 12, 2024 |  No longer supported.