Curl-url-http-3a-2f-2f169.254.169.254-2flatest-2fapi-2ftoken !!better!! Here

The token endpoint itself ( /latest/api/token ) is less commonly seen in attack logs because it was introduced later, but as more companies migrate to IMDSv2, attackers now explicitly request the token first.

TOKEN=$(curl -X PUT "http://169.254.169" -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds: 21600") Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard curl-url-http-3A-2F-2F169.254.169.254-2Flatest-2Fapi-2Ftoken

When you see this command in logs, a payload, or a URL-encoded string like ours, it means someone is . The token endpoint itself ( /latest/api/token ) is

So, the decoded meaning is effectively: