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AWS cli medium security documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-05-28 · Security-related medium

File: cli/latest/reference/guardduty/start-malware-scan.md

Summary

Added ContinuousScanDetails structure with StartTime/EndTime parameters for malware scanning time ranges

Security assessment

Added time range parameters for malware scans in continuous backups. This addresses precision in security scanning capabilities and could prevent incomplete scans. Malware scanning is a core security feature.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/guardduty/start-malware-scan.md b/cli/latest/reference/guardduty/start-malware-scan.md
index f8795ae64..44d4fde8f 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/guardduty/start-malware-scan.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/guardduty/start-malware-scan.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.34.53 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.34.55 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -156,0 +157,12 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/guardd
+>> 
+>> ContinuousScanDetails -> (structure)
+>>
+>>> Contains information about the time range within the continuous backup in Amazon Web Services Backup to scan.
+>>> 
+>>> StartTime -> (timestamp)
+>>>
+>>>> The timestamp representing the start of the time range to scan. Reserved for internal use.
+>>> 
+>>> EndTime -> (timestamp) [required]
+>>>
+>>>> The timestamp representing the end of the time range to scan.
@@ -161 +173 @@ Shorthand Syntax:
-    Role=string,IncrementalScanDetails={BaselineResourceArn=string},RecoveryPoint={BackupVaultName=string}
+    Role=string,IncrementalScanDetails={BaselineResourceArn=string},RecoveryPoint={BackupVaultName=string,ContinuousScanDetails={StartTime=timestamp,EndTime=timestamp}}
@@ -173 +185,5 @@ JSON Syntax:
-        "BackupVaultName": "string"
+        "BackupVaultName": "string",
+        "ContinuousScanDetails": {
+          "StartTime": timestamp,
+          "EndTime": timestamp
+        }
@@ -312 +328 @@ ScanId -> (string)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.34.53 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.34.55 Command Reference](../../index.html) »