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If the instance has a high-privilege role (e.g., AdministratorAccess), the attacker could take over the entire cloud environment. Recommended Remediation Steps

If an attacker successfully steals credentials despite your defenses, limit the blast radius. Ensure the IAM roles assigned to your EC2 instances possess only the bare minimum permissions required to execute their specific functions. Never assign broad administrative privileges to an EC2 instance profile. If the instance has a high-privilege role (e