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Amazon Web Services vulnerability disclosure.
Plain answers on whether Amazon Web Services pays, how much legal protection it gives researchers, and where to send a report.
What kind of security program does Amazon Web Services run?
Amazon Web Services runs a vulnerability disclosure program with no cash bounty, with no stated safe harbor.
At a glance
- Pays bounties
- No
- Swag
- No
- Hall of fame
- Not stated
- Safe harbor
- None
- Security contact
- aws-security@amazon.com
- security.txt
- Not stated
- PGP key
- Not stated
- Public disclosure
- Not stated
- Disclosure timeline
- Not stated
- Preferred languages
- Not stated
- Policy page
- Live at last check
Type: vulnerability disclosure program. Data from the disclose.io open database (CC0), snapshot November 2026. Policies change — always read Amazon Web Services's own policy and scope before testing.
[ FAQ ] — Amazon Web Services: questions researchers ask
Does Amazon Web Services have a bug bounty program?
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Amazon Web Services runs a vulnerability disclosure program: it accepts security reports but does not state that it pays cash rewards.
How do I report a vulnerability to Amazon Web Services?
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Read Amazon Web Services's published policy first and stay inside its scope. The listed security contact is aws-security@amazon.com. Include clear reproduction steps, impact and a proof of concept.
Does Amazon Web Services offer safe harbor to security researchers?
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Amazon Web Services's policy does not include a safe harbor commitment. Test carefully, stay strictly within scope, and consider reporting only what you find passively.
Does Amazon Web Services give swag or hall of fame credit?
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Amazon Web Services does not offer swag.
Is Amazon Web Services's security policy still active?
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Its policy page was reachable when the disclose.io data was snapshotted (November 2026). Policies change, so always read the current version.
How do I write a report Amazon Web Services will accept?
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Lead with impact, give exact steps to reproduce, attach a minimal proof of concept and suggest a fix. Our guide on writing reports triagers love walks through each part.
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