CVE-2026-7791
Title: Amazon WorkSpaces for Windows local privilege escalation
LPE
Proof Of Concept
PoC Available for CVE-2026-7791
CWE Category
CWE-367
Published Date
May 04, 2026
Modified Date
May 05, 2026
Exploit Status
Available
Score
8.5
CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.12%
Vulnerability Summary
CVE-2026-7791: 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.
Impacted Vendors
Analysis in Progress...
Reference Links
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Severity
HIGH
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Severity
HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
Total: PatternsNo specific attack patterns mapped.
Likelihood
Severity
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CVE-2026-7791 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)
GitHub
https://github.com/BenZamir/CVE-2026-7791
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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.
Attack Vector Matrix
Access Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
CVSS Vector String
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected Stack
No specific products linked.