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AWS eks medium security documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-06-19 · Security-related medium

File: eks/latest/userguide/doc-history.md

Summary

Added changelog entries for control plane egress routing and managed policy updates

Security assessment

Documents new security feature (customer-routed control plane egress) and IAM permission updates. Control plane egress routing directly impacts network security posture.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/doc-history.md b/eks/latest/userguide/doc-history.md
index dd768327b..666e08cc1 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/doc-history.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/doc-history.md
@@ -19,0 +20 @@ Change| Description| Date
+[Control plane egress routing](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/control-plane-egress.html)| Added support for customer-routed control plane egress (`controlPlaneEgressMode=CUSTOMER_ROUTED`), letting you manage the network path from the cluster control plane to resources in your VPC.| June 18, 2026  
@@ -21,0 +23 @@ Change| Description| Date
+[AWS managed policy updates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html)| Added permissions to `AmazonEKSComputePolicy` to allow Amazon EKS Auto Mode to launch instances from Interruptible Capacity Reservations in your account.| May 18, 2026