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What is this endpoint?

lambda/api/v1/invoke

AWS Lambda Invocation Endpoint

What an attacker could do

A directly invokable Lambda endpoint without authorization lets an attacker execute the function with arbitrary input, potentially abusing its IAM role to reach other AWS resources or run up costs.

How to defend it

Front Lambda with API Gateway authorizers or IAM auth, apply least-privilege execution roles, and validate all event input within the function.

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