AWS ec2 high security documentation change
Summary
Added August 2025 AMI release notes with security updates and deprecation notice
Security assessment
Documents critical security updates (Windows Security Updates, SQL Server GDR patches) and deprecation of older AMIs with potential vulnerabilities. The deprecation notice helps prevent use of insecure AMI versions.
Diff
diff --git a/ec2/latest/windows-ami-reference/ec2-windows-ami-version-history.md b/ec2/latest/windows-ami-reference/ec2-windows-ami-version-history.md index 04ab76242..71b117d22 100644 --- a//ec2/latest/windows-ami-reference/ec2-windows-ami-version-history.md +++ b//ec2/latest/windows-ami-reference/ec2-windows-ami-version-history.md @@ -37,0 +38,30 @@ Release | Changes +2025.08.13 | + +###### All AMIs + + * AWS PowerShell version 4.1.872 + * EC2Launch v2 version 2.2.63 + * Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) version 2.10.0 + * SSM Agent version 3.3.2656.0 + * SQL Server GDR installed: + * SQL_2022: KB5063814 + * SQL_2019: KB5063757 + * SQL_2017: KB5063759 + * SQL_2016: KB5063762 + * Windows Security Updates current to August 12, 2025 + +Previous versions of Amazon-published AWS Windows AMIs dated May 15, 2025 and earlier will be made private after September 8, 2025, 10 AM Pacific. New Windows AMIs: + + * `Windows_Server-2025-French-Full-Base` + * `Windows_Server-2025-German-Full-Base` + + + +###### Note + +Beginning October 2025, AWS Windows AMIs will ship with AWS.Tools for PowerShell version 5. This major version update includes changes that may impact existing scripts and workflows. For more information, review the following documents: + + * [Migrating to V5](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/userguide/migrating-v5.html) in the _AWS.Tools for PowerShell User Guide_ + * [AWS.Tools for PowerShell V5 release announcement](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/aws-tools-for-powershell-v5-now-generally-available/) + +