CVE-2026-7791

High

Description

Improper privilege management in the log rotation mechanism of the Skylight Workspace Config Service in Amazon WorkSpaces for Windows before 2.6.2034.0 allows a local non-admin authenticated user to place arbitrary files into arbitrary locations bypassing file system permission protections, leading to local privilege escalation to SYSTEM.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.8

Exploit probability—

ProductWorkspaces

PublishedMay 4, 2026

First seenMay 4, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-367CWE-367

How to fix

Update

Amazon Workspaces2.6.2034.0 or later

Vendor advisories

aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-025-aws/

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Amazon Workspaces	v < 2.6.2034.0	2.6.2034.0

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