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AWS guardduty documentation change

Service: guardduty · 2026-05-22 · Documentation medium

File: guardduty/latest/ug/doc-history.md

Summary

Added documentation for new 'Extended Threat Detection' feature with five new indicator types in attack sequence findings.

Security assessment

Documents new security capabilities (malware/misconfiguration detection) but doesn't indicate response to a specific vulnerability. Enhances threat visibility without evidence of patching existing flaws.

Diff

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+Updated functionality - Extended Threat Detection| GuardDuty Extended Threat Detection adds five new indicator types to the attack sequence finding details: MALICIOUS_PACKAGE, MISCONFIGURATION, REACHABILITY, SENSITIVE_DATA, and VULNERABILITY. For more information, see [Attack sequence finding details](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/guardduty/latest/ug/guardduty_findings-summary.html#guardduty-extended-threat-detection-attack-sequence-finding-details).| May 20, 2026