CVE-2021-38112
HIGHAmazon AWS WorkSpaces 3.0.10-3.1.8 - Remote Code Execution via Argument Injection in workspaces:// URI Handler
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/userguide/amazon-workspaces-windows-client.html#windows-release-notes
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/aws/cve-2021-38112-aws-workspaces-rce/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0647
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-88
Status
published
Products (1)
amazon/aws_workspaces
3.0.10 - 3.1.9
Published
Sep 22, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026