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AWS AWSEC2 medium security documentation change

Service: AWSEC2 · 2025-07-25 · Security-related medium

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-fleet-prerequisites.md

Summary

Replaced account_id placeholder with 111122223333 in confused deputy prevention examples

Security assessment

Addresses confused deputy risk by demonstrating proper source account/ARN restrictions in trust policies. This is a security best practice to prevent cross-account privilege escalation.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-fleet-prerequisites.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-fleet-prerequisites.md
index 92149bfbe..24d2a8248 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-fleet-prerequisites.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-fleet-prerequisites.md
@@ -304 +304 @@ The [confused deputy problem](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/c
-            "aws:SourceArn": "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:account_id:spot-fleet-request/sfr-*"
+            "aws:SourceArn": "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:111122223333:spot-fleet-request/sfr-*"
@@ -307 +307 @@ The [confused deputy problem](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/c
-            "aws:SourceAccount": "account_id"
+            "aws:SourceAccount": "111122223333"
@@ -327 +327 @@ The final trust policy will be as follows:
-            "aws:SourceArn": "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:account_id:spot-fleet-request/sfr-*"
+            "aws:SourceArn": "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:111122223333:spot-fleet-request/sfr-*"
@@ -330 +330 @@ The final trust policy will be as follows:
-            "aws:SourceAccount": "account_id"
+            "aws:SourceAccount": "111122223333"