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AWS appconfig documentation change

Service: appconfig · 2025-08-01 · Documentation low

File: appconfig/latest/userguide/appconfig-agent-how-to-use-additional-features-multi-account.md

Summary

Corrected ARN format in roleArn examples by adding 'aws:' partition prefix

Security assessment

The change fixes ARN syntax but does not address a security vulnerability. Incorrect ARN format could cause configuration errors but there's no evidence of a security exploit being patched.

Diff

diff --git a/appconfig/latest/userguide/appconfig-agent-how-to-use-additional-features-multi-account.md b/appconfig/latest/userguide/appconfig-agent-how-to-use-additional-features-multi-account.md
index 949b52e41..7784f98dc 100644
--- a//appconfig/latest/userguide/appconfig-agent-how-to-use-additional-features-multi-account.md
+++ b//appconfig/latest/userguide/appconfig-agent-how-to-use-additional-features-multi-account.md
@@ -31 +31 @@ Here is an example:
-                "roleArn": "arn:us-west-1:iam::123456789012:role/MyTestRole",
+                "roleArn": "arn:aws:us-west-1:iam::123456789012:role/MyTestRole",
@@ -221 +221 @@ Here is an example:
-                "roleArn": "arn:us-west-1:iam::123456789012:role/MyTestRole",
+                "roleArn": "arn:aws:us-west-1:iam::123456789012:role/MyTestRole",