Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Property
Language	regex
Severity
CWE	CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
OWASP	A07:2021 - Identification and Authentication Failures
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	High
Likelihood Level	Low

Description#

AWS Access Key IDs are hardcoded directly into the codebase. Storing sensitive credentials like these in source code makes them easy to leak if the code is shared or published.

Impact#

If exposed, attackers could use these credentials to access and control your AWS resources, potentially leading to data breaches, unauthorized infrastructure changes, or significant financial loss for your organization.