AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionRole

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Summary

Provides minimum permissions for a Lambda function to execute while accessing a resource within a VPC - create, describe, delete network interfaces and write permissions to CloudWatch Logs.

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections pending editorial review.

Identity

ARN: arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionRole
Default version: v3
Created: 2016-02-11
Last edited: 2024-01-05
Services: ec2, logs

Control-plane actions (9)

By access level: 2 List, 7 Write.

Control-plane actions by service
Service	Granted	Access levels and limits	Granted by
EC2	6 of 834	2 List, 4 Write; 0 restricted, 0 conditional	ec2:AssignPrivateIpAddresses, ec2:CreateNetworkInterface, ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface, ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces, ec2:DescribeSubnets, ec2:UnassignPrivateIpAddresses
CloudWatch Logs	3 of 133	3 Write; 0 restricted, 0 conditional	logs:CreateLogGroup, logs:CreateLogStream, logs:PutLogEvents

EC2: 6 actions

ec2:AssignPrivateIpAddresses (Write)
ec2:CreateNetworkInterface (Write)
ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface (Write)
ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces (List)
ec2:DescribeSubnets (List)
ec2:UnassignPrivateIpAddresses (Write)

CloudWatch Logs: 3 actions

logs:CreateLogGroup (Write)
logs:CreateLogStream (Write)
logs:PutLogEvents (Write)

Data-plane actions (0)

By access level: none.

This policy grants no actions in this plane.

Excluded and conditional actions

No patterns are excluded by NotAction or Deny statements.

Resource scope and attachment

Resource scope across granted actions: all-resources.

Can be attached: Yes, to users, groups and roles.

Why this tier

Grants 7 write, tagging or permissions-management actions, short of full control of any service.

Guidance

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Same service

Same domain

Frequently asked questions

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionPermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "logs:CreateLogGroup",
        "logs:CreateLogStream",
        "logs:PutLogEvents",
        "ec2:CreateNetworkInterface",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface",
        "ec2:AssignPrivateIpAddresses",
        "ec2:UnassignPrivateIpAddresses"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v3, edited by AWS on 2024-01-05. Version history is recorded from 2026-11-11. Earlier versions are in the IAM console under Policy versions.

Attach snippets

AWS CLI

aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name ROLE_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionRole
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionRole
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionRole

CloudFormation

Resources:
  ExampleRole:
    Type: AWS::IAM::Role
    Properties:
      AssumeRolePolicyDocument: {}  # replace with your trust policy
      ManagedPolicyArns:
        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionRole

Terraform

resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "service_role_awslambdavpcaccessexecutionrole" {
  role       = aws_iam_role.example.name
  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionRole"
}

CDK (TypeScript)

role.addManagedPolicy(
  iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName("service-role/AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionRole"),
);

Sources

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