pythonaws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python #8185Not a task: already works

Maintenance: Bump version dependency for aws-encryption-sdk

envgap__aws-powertools__powertools-lambda-python-8185

Original GitHub issue ↗Dated source checkout ↗Opened 2026-04-29

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02 / ENVIRONMENT RECIPE

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03 / ORIGINAL ISSUE TEXT

aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python #8185 · read the original issue

### Why is this needed?

Bump the usage of aws-encryption-sdk to version >=4.0.5 in order to resolve concerns over CVE-2026-6550 - aws-encryption-sdk being propagated via Lambda layers

### Which area does this relate to?

Other

### Solution

Bump the version of aws-encryption-sdk to >=4.0.5

### Acknowledgment

- [x] This request meets [Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Tenets](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/#tenets)
- [ ] Should this be considered in other Powertools for AWS Lambda languages? i.e. [Java](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-java/), [TypeScript](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/), and [.NET](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-dotnet/)

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