High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 22, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-38112
CVE-2021-38112
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:amazon:aws_workspaces:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:amazon:aws_workspaces:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*range: >=3.0.10,<3.1.9
- (no CPE)range: 3.0.10 - 3.1.8
- Amazon/AWS WorkSpaces clientdescription
Patches
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References
2- rhinosecuritylabs.com/aws/cve-2021-38112-aws-workspaces-rce/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/userguide/amazon-workspaces-windows-client.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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