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AWS cloudformation-cli documentation change

Service: cloudformation-cli · 2025-09-19 · Documentation low

File: cloudformation-cli/latest/hooks-userguide/proactive-controls-hooks-activate-hooks.md

Summary

Added an Important note emphasizing prerequisite IAM permissions for working with Hooks and viewing proactive controls

Security assessment

The change adds security-aware documentation by explicitly calling out permission requirements before Hook activation. This promotes security best practices but does not address a specific existing vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/cloudformation-cli/latest/hooks-userguide/proactive-controls-hooks-activate-hooks.md b/cloudformation-cli/latest/hooks-userguide/proactive-controls-hooks-activate-hooks.md
index 478d9e126..917c22449 100644
--- a//cloudformation-cli/latest/hooks-userguide/proactive-controls-hooks-activate-hooks.md
+++ b//cloudformation-cli/latest/hooks-userguide/proactive-controls-hooks-activate-hooks.md
@@ -10,0 +11,4 @@ The following topic shows you how to activate a proactive control-based Hook in
+###### Important
+
+Before you continue, verify that you have the permissions required to work with Hooks and view proactive controls from the CloudFormation console. For more information, see [Grant IAM permissions for CloudFormation Hooks](./grant-iam-permissions-for-hooks.html).
+