Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Amazon AWS WorkSpaces Client on Windows
CVE-2021-38112

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Amazon

Status
Aws Workspaces
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 September 2021

What is CVE-2021-38112?

A vulnerability in the AWS WorkSpaces client for Windows versions 3.0.10 through 3.1.8 allows for remote code execution through argument injection in the workspaces:// URI handler. This security flaw stems from the improper handling of the --gpu-launcher argument within the Chromium Embedded Framework, which can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code. This issue has been addressed in version 3.1.9.

References

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/userguide/a...
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https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/aws/cve-2021-38112-aws-work...
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EPSS Score

28% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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