CVE-2021-38112

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 28.65% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory amazon.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/userguide/amazon-workspaces-windows-client.html#windows-release-notes vendor advisory
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/aws/cve-2021-38112-aws-workspaces-rce/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38112?
CVE-2021-38112 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-38112?
To fix CVE-2021-38112, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-38112 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-38112 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~29% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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