CVE-2021-43637
Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Buffer Overflow. IOCTL Handler 0x22001B in the Amazon...
Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Buffer 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Buffer 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.
- Record
CVE-2021-43637- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Buffer 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.
- Record
CVE-2021-43637- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30549 No score
Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Buffer 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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-30549- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwxq-pwm2-rf57 No score
Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Buffer Overflow. IOCTL Handler 0x22001B in the Amazon...
Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Buffer 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.
- Record
GHSA-vwxq-pwm2-rf57- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-43637 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Amazon Workspaces, published December 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.