AWS rolesanywhere high security documentation change

Service: rolesanywhere · 2026-06-10 · Security-related high

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

Summary

Updated credential helper download URLs and checksums to version 1.8.4 with release notes mentioning security vulnerability patches

Security assessment

Explicitly states security vulnerabilities were patched in release notes. Updated checksums and binaries indicate security fixes. Directly addresses security through patched components.

Diff

diff --git a/rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.md b/rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.md
index 777c391f5..b7fcacbef 100644
--- a//rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.md
+++ b//rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.md
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ Platform | Architecture | Download URL | SHA256 checksum
-Linux |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/X86_64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/X86_64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper) |  2517d3b7853c39c0004d27cbb03c51a5ec0e87b12f4046c86929f5c8fca4c9c1  
-Windows |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/X86_64/Windows/Server2022/aws_signing_helper.exe](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/X86_64/Windows/Server2022/aws_signing_helper.exe) |  eff8f79026d8eda5c196d080a6a6a2e77e46649a2d0a2d99f5295c2ce7fb9385  
-Darwin |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/X86_64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/X86_64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper) |  55ce348906799ebaf61e8c398af071f21864df5ee15d2a17c85348c49fa1c64f  
-Linux |  Aarch64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/Aarch64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/Aarch64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper) |  2b5d83e2924b33a48881e278ab206558773ff207b599286f41eb37010ca40b9c  
-Darwin |  Aarch64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/Aarch64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.3/Aarch64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper) |  58c84be4a62c32d28d9b8bc54a3a33cc951f71ba45c3b75c64079e0eca6da994  
+Linux |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/X86_64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/X86_64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper) |  b7568acd6e1517a4e1adaee68d52bfd6284a0e5305677166cd83d43a07c815c9  
+Windows |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/X86_64/Windows/Server2022/aws_signing_helper.exe](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/X86_64/Windows/Server2022/aws_signing_helper.exe) |  c0c519b649f1cf9b3b487ea44bd3cbe168bf3762bca512e6f47116e0b379b06e  
+Darwin |  x86-64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/X86_64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/X86_64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper) |  99eda17864b93e2f2e32d404ee0aba340502853a49ba263b9e7fac13b3b6abe6  
+Linux |  Aarch64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/Aarch64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/Aarch64/Linux/Amzn2023/aws_signing_helper) |  581a57223b476637458fa4598169d1d71c1b5b796f08026b460ec3f41a2b3707  
+Darwin |  Aarch64 |  [https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/Aarch64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper](https://rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com/releases/1.8.4/Aarch64/MacOS/Sonoma/aws_signing_helper) |  a10c8967e632aac61937adb93bc72480402fe8224e836eaa8fb5b2fb30094f5f  
@@ -671,0 +672,4 @@ To specify your Roles Anywhere enabled profile for use with JavaScript, see [Loa
+### CredentialHelper version 1.8.4
+
+On June 9, 2026, AWS IAM Roles Anywhere released Credential Helper version 1.8.4. As a part of this release, some security vulnerabilities were patched.
+