# EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy
<a name="EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy"></a>

**Description**: Grants permissions that allow EC2 Image Builder to call AWS services on your behalf

`EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy` is an [AWS managed policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_managed-vs-inline.html#aws-managed-policies).

## Using this policy
<a name="EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy-how-to-use"></a>

You can attach `EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy` to your users, groups, and roles.

## Policy details
<a name="EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy-details"></a>
+ **Type**: AWS managed policy 
+ **Creation time**: June 04, 2026, 17:12 UTC 
+ **Edited time:** June 04, 2026, 17:12 UTC
+ **ARN**: `arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy`

## Policy version
<a name="EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy-version"></a>

**Policy version:** v1 (default)

The policy's default version is the version that defines the permissions for the policy. When a user or role with the policy makes a request to access an AWS resource, AWS checks the default version of the policy to determine whether to allow the request. 

## JSON policy document
<a name="EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy-json"></a>

```
{
  "Version" : "2012-10-17",
  "Statement" : [
    {
      "Sid" : "RunInstancesPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:RunInstances"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::image/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::snapshot/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:key-pair/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:launch-template/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:network-interface/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:security-group/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:subnet/*",
        "arn:aws:license-manager:*:*:license-configuration:*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "RunInstancesWithEC2ImageBuilderRequestTagsPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:RunInstances"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:volume/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy" : [
            "EC2 Image Builder",
            "EC2 Fast Launch"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "IAMPassRolePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "iam:PassRole"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "iam:PassedToService" : [
            "ec2.amazonaws.com",
            "ec2.amazonaws.com.cn",
            "vmie.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2InstanceStateChangePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:StartInstances",
        "ec2:StopInstances",
        "ec2:TerminateInstances"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*",
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2ReadOnlyPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:DescribeExportImageTasks",
        "ec2:DescribeHosts",
        "ec2:DescribeImages",
        "ec2:DescribeImportImageTasks",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute",
        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceStatus",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceTypes",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceTypeOfferings",
        "ec2:DescribeSnapshots",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DescribeTags"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2CopyPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:CopyImage"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2CreateImagePermissionsForImage",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:CreateImage"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::image/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::snapshot/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2CreateImagePermissionsForInstance",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:CreateImage"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2DeregisterImagePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:DeregisterImage"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::image/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2RegisterImagePermissionsForImage",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:RegisterImage"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::image/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2RegisterImagePermissionsForSnapshot",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:RegisterImage"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::snapshot/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2ModifyImageAttributePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:ModifyImageAttribute"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*",
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2SnapshotAttributeModificationPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:ModifySnapshotAttribute"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::snapshot/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "CreateTagsOnCreatePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:CreateTags"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*",
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy" : [
            "EC2 Image Builder",
            "EC2 Fast Launch"
          ],
          "ec2:CreateAction" : [
            "CreateImage",
            "RunInstances"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "CreateCustomerTagsPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:CreateTags"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::image/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:export-image-task/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "CreateEC2ImageBuilderTagsPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:CreateTags"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::snapshot/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:launch-template/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy" : [
            "EC2 Image Builder",
            "EC2 Fast Launch"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "UpdateCustomerLicensePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "license-manager:UpdateLicenseSpecificationsForResource"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:license-manager:*:*:license-configuration:*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "PublishNotificationToCustomerSNSPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "sns:Publish"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:sns:*:*:*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceAccount" : "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "SystemsManagerPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:DescribeInstanceInformation",
        "ssm:GetCommandInvocation",
        "ssm:ListCommandInvocations",
        "ssm:ListInventoryEntries"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "SystemsManagerPermissionsForAssociation",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:DescribeAssociationExecutions"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:association/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "SystemsManagerPermissionsForInstance",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:DescribeInstanceAssociationsStatus"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "SendCommandDocumentPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:SendCommand"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWS-RunPowerShellScript",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWS-RunShellScript",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWSEC2-RunSysprep"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "SendCommandEC2ImageBuilderInstancePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:SendCommand"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "InventoryCollectionAssociationPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:CreateAssociation"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:association/*",
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/AWS-GatherSoftwareInventory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "InventoryCollectionInstancePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:CreateAssociation"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "InventoryCollectionTagPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:AddTagsToResource"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:association/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "DeleteInventoryCollectionAssociationPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:DeleteAssociation"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:association/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2KMSPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "kms:Encrypt",
        "kms:Decrypt",
        "kms:ReEncryptFrom",
        "kms:ReEncryptTo",
        "kms:GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlaintext"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:kms:*:*:key/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "ForAllValues:StringEquals" : {
          "kms:EncryptionContextKeys" : [
            "aws:ebs:id"
          ]
        },
        "StringLike" : {
          "kms:ViaService" : [
            "ec2.*.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2KMSDescribeKeyPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "kms:DescribeKey"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:kms:*:*:key/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringLike" : {
          "kms:ViaService" : [
            "ec2.*.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EC2KMSGrantKeyPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "kms:CreateGrant"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:kms:*:*:key/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "Bool" : {
          "kms:GrantIsForAWSResource" : true
        },
        "StringLike" : {
          "kms:ViaService" : [
            "ec2.*.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "CrossAccountAssumeRolePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "sts:AssumeRole"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/EC2ImageBuilderDistributionCrossAccountRole"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "CloudWatchLogsPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "logs:CreateLogGroup",
        "logs:CreateLogStream",
        "logs:PutLogEvents"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:logs:*:*:log-group:/aws/imagebuilder/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "LaunchTemplatePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:CreateLaunchTemplateVersion",
        "ec2:DescribeLaunchTemplateVersions",
        "ec2:DescribeLaunchTemplates",
        "ec2:ModifyLaunchTemplate"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "ExportImageBuilderImagePermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:ExportImage"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::image/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "CreateExportImageTaskPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:ExportImage"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:export-image-task/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "CancelExportImageTaskPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:CancelExportTask"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:export-image-task/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "CreateSLRForOtherServicesPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:iam::*:role/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "iam:AWSServiceName" : [
            "ssm.amazonaws.com",
            "ec2fastlaunch.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EnableFastLaunchPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ec2:EnableFastLaunch"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ec2:*::image/*",
        "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:launch-template/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "ListInspectorFindingsPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "inspector2:ListCoverage",
        "inspector2:ListFindings"
      ],
      "Resource" : "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "CreateECRImageForInspectorScanningPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ecr:CreateRepository",
        "ecr:TagResource"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ecr:*:*:repository/image-builder-*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:RequestTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "DeleteECRImageForInspectorScanningPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ecr:BatchDeleteImage"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ecr:*:*:repository/image-builder-*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceTag/CreatedBy" : "EC2 Image Builder"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "EventBridgePermissionsForInspectorScanning",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "events:DeleteRule",
        "events:DescribeRule",
        "events:PutRule",
        "events:PutTargets",
        "events:RemoveTargets"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:events:*:*:rule/ImageBuilder-*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "ParameterStorePermissionsForImageBuilderParameters",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:GetParameter",
        "ssm:PutParameter"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:parameter/imagebuilder/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "ParameterStorePermissionsForServiceManagedParameters",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "ssm:GetParameter"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:ssm:*::parameter/aws/service/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid" : "StartImagePipelineExecutionPermissions",
      "Effect" : "Allow",
      "Action" : [
        "imagebuilder:StartImagePipelineExecution",
        "imagebuilder:TagResource"
      ],
      "Resource" : [
        "arn:aws:imagebuilder:*:*:image-pipeline/*"
      ],
      "Condition" : {
        "StringEquals" : {
          "aws:ResourceAccount" : "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

## Learn more
<a name="EC2ImageBuilderExecutionPolicy-learn-more"></a>
+ [Create a permission set using AWS managed policies in IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/howtocreatepermissionset.html) 
+ [Adding and removing IAM identity permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_manage-attach-detach.html) 
+ [Understand versioning for IAM policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_managed-versioning.html)
+ [Get started with AWS managed policies and move toward least-privilege permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-use-aws-defined-policies)