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AWS waf documentation change

Service: waf · 2026-03-07 · Documentation medium

File: waf/latest/developerguide/waf-metrics.md

Summary

Added VulnerabilityCategory dimension to AWS WAF metrics documentation

Security assessment

Documents monitoring capability for vulnerability categories through metrics, enhancing security observability without addressing a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-metrics.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-metrics.md
index 79577d1f2..a2a612dce 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-metrics.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-metrics.md
@@ -87,0 +88 @@ AWS WAF core dimensions Dimension | Description
+`VulnerabilityCategory` |  The vulnerability category that the request matches, based on AWS managed rule IP sets.