AWS rolesanywhere high security documentation change

Service: rolesanywhere · 2026-01-10 · Security-related high

File: rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.md

Summary

Updated download URLs and checksums for Credential Helper version 1.7.3 across all platforms, and added release notes mentioning security vulnerability patches.

Security assessment

Explicitly states that version 1.7.3 patches security vulnerabilities. The checksum updates and version change indicate a security-focused update.

Diff

diff --git a/rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.md b/rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.md
index 297f80425..7f6b85520 100644
--- a//rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.md
+++ b//rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.md
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ Platform | Architecture | Download URL | SHA256 checksum
-Linux |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/X86_64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/X86_64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper) |  39d406c703e07a3943831a3164474770a15c40243d8ffed0a2fcdf8eccf84274  
-Windows |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/X86_64/Windows/Server2019/aws_signing_helper.exe](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/X86_64/Windows/Server2019/aws_signing_helper.exe) |  6244d24739c33067fac3b09509d92999ad5c9840902a612de67fd8207468de5e  
-Darwin |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/X86_64/MacOS/Ventura/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/X86_64/MacOS/Ventura/aws_signing_helper) |  8bfb981770e8a8c73ec7692fb28156a54b98855a4e5024ca93be947324175af7  
-Linux |  Aarch64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/Aarch64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/Aarch64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper) |  75e998e9a6b63f579421c2f8dd6fb38a9d69c987a4399ab6ce1da60684f759ee  
-Darwin |  Aarch64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/Aarch64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.2/Aarch64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper) |  28e384c026eca304253ffa7e61cafb8dfa6a2ed773bcda5f4194823755069f6b  
+Linux |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/X86_64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/X86_64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper) |  ef609ae021e86a2778b63dc80f4280033fcb1450bddb8b234b4ccd30f917ed21  
+Windows |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/X86_64/Windows/Server2019/aws_signing_helper.exe](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/X86_64/Windows/Server2019/aws_signing_helper.exe) |  adf11e5220423665b32ed04e0f2e51106608e49946823e17d2093d52995b5485  
+Darwin |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/X86_64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/X86_64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper) |  39b8eb71581cefe440c35f66e7c8c31e5f5054d800382682a624fb7b7d5dd14d  
+Linux |  Aarch64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/Aarch64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/Aarch64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper) |  7aaf8b3a4ceac464931dec27bcfd58e4facc93fb48402381e3f96bb45de5a356  
+Darwin |  Aarch64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/Aarch64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.7.3/Aarch64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper) |  8abc18e9041f11e1d17632dda7ec91261b943db1581b310947d4d0632129e655  
@@ -669,0 +670,4 @@ To specify your Roles Anywhere enabled profile for use with JavaScript, see [Loa
+### CredentialHelper version 1.7.3
+
+On January 7, 2026, AWS IAM Roles Anywhere released Credential Helper version 1.7.3. As a part of this release, some security vulnerabilities were patched.
+