CVE-2026-7791

Local Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU Race Condition in Amazon WorkSpaces Skylight Agent

Published May 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:amazon:workspaces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Title Privilege Escalation via Log Rotation in Amazon WorkSpaces Local Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU Race Condition in Amazon WorkSpaces Skylight Agent
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Privilege Escalation via Log Rotation in Amazon WorkSpaces
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First Time appeared Amazon
Amazon workspaces
Vendors & Products Amazon
Amazon workspaces
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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.
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
AMZN
Published
Updated
Oct 20, 2026, 6:54 PM
Reserved
May 4, 2026, 6:48 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
May 4, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 7:10 PM