CVE-2021-43638

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-12-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-190

Description

Amazon Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Integer Overflow. IOCTL Handler 0x22001B in the Amazon WorkSpaces agent below v1.0.1.1537 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) via specially crafted I/O Request Packet.

Affected products

Amazon Workspaces: before 1.0.1.1537 — fixed in 1.0.1.1537

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Amazon Workspaces 1.0.1.1537. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/usb-over-ethernet-multiple-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-in-aws-and-other-major-cloud-services/
https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/usb-over-ethernet-multiple-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-in-aws-and-other-major-cloud-services/

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