VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 6.57%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.57% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Affected
- amazon/aws workspaces
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/userguide/amazon-workspaces-windows-client.html#windows-release-notesVendor Advisory
- https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/aws/cve-2021-38112-aws-workspaces-rce/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/userguide/amazon-workspaces-windows-client.html#windows-release-notesVendor Advisory
- https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/aws/cve-2021-38112-aws-workspaces-rce/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.