Vulnerability in Amazon Aws Workspaces
CVE-2021-38112
In the Amazon AWS WorkSpaces client 3.0.10 through 3.1.8 on Windows, argument injection in the workspaces:// URI handler can lead to remote code execution because of the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) --gpu-launcher argument. This is fixed in 3.1.9.
EPSS: 0.066 (93.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Amazon Aws_workspaces
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38112?
- CVE-2021-38112 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Aws Workspaces, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38112?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38112 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.