Request-url-http-3a-2f-2f169.254.169.254-2flatest-2fmeta Data-2fiam-2fsecurity Credentials-2f

: The attacker aims to steal the temporary credentials, which can then be used from outside the AWS environment to gain unauthorized access to your cloud resources, such as S3 buckets or other EC2 instances. IMDS Versioning :

An attacker finds an input field that fetches data from a URL. : The attacker aims to steal the temporary

From inside an EC2 Linux instance, a user or application can run: a user or application can run:

, they can impersonate the instance and access any AWS resource the IAM role is permitted to use — often with devastating consequences. Alex reached the /security-credentials/ endpoint

Finally, Alex reached the /security-credentials/ endpoint, which promised to reveal the coveted security credentials. With anticipation, they accessed the endpoint and retrieved the essential information.