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CVE-2025-12779

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Description

Improper handling of the authentication token in the Amazon WorkSpaces client for Linux, versions 2023.0 through 2024.8, may expose the authentication token for DCV-based WorkSpaces to other local users on the same client machine. Under certain circumstances, a local user may be able to extract another local user's authentication token from the shared client machine and access their WorkSpace. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to the Amazon WorkSpaces client for Linux version 2025.0 or later.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
Published
2025-11-05 22:15:33.010000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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  "sourceIdentifier": "ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5",
  "published": "2025-11-05T22:15:33.010",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "Improper handling of the authentication token in the Amazon WorkSpaces client for Linux, versions 2023.0 through 2024.8, may expose the authentication token for DCV-based WorkSpaces to other local users on the same client machine. Under certain circumstances, a local user may be able to extract another local user's authentication token from the shared client machine and access their WorkSpace.\n\nTo mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to the Amazon WorkSpaces client for Linux version 2025.0 or later."
    },
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      "value": "El manejo inadecuado del token de autenticación en el cliente de Amazon WorkSpaces para Linux, versiones 2023.0 a 2024.8, puede exponer el token de autenticación para WorkSpaces basados en DCV a otros usuarios locales en la misma máquina cliente. Bajo ciertas circunstancias, un usuario local podría extraer el token de autenticación de otro usuario local de la máquina cliente compartida y acceder a su WorkSpace.\n\nPara mitigar este problema, los usuarios deberían actualizar al cliente de Amazon WorkSpaces para Linux versión 2025.0 o posterior."
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