aws-waf v5.12.0 - AWS metadata no longer nests inside WAF resources on upgrade
Nov 04, 2026•GuardrailsMods
What's new?
- The Usage controls and their Usage and Usage > Limit policies have been retired from the WAF resource types listed below. The Approved > Usage policies are unaffected and remain available.
Bug fixes
- WAF CMDB controls no longer nest a resource's AWS metadata (account ID, region, partition) inside itself during a mod upgrade. The CMDB controls now repair the metadata and refresh the resource in a single run.
Control Types
Removed
- AWS > WAF > IP Set > Usage
- AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Global > Usage
- AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Regional > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Rate Based Rule > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Global > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Regional > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Rule > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Global > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Regional > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Web ACL [Deprecated] > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Global > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Regional > Usage
Policy Types
Removed
- AWS > WAF > IP Set > Usage
- AWS > WAF > IP Set > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Global > Usage
- AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Global > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Regional > Usage
- AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Regional > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > Rate Based Rule > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Rate Based Rule > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Global > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Global > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Regional > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Regional > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > Rule > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Rule > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Global > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Global > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Regional > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Regional > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > Web ACL [Deprecated] > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Web ACL [Deprecated] > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Global > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Global > Usage > Limit
- AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Regional > Usage
- AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Regional > Usage > Limit