CVE-2020-12892 Path traversal in AMD Radeon Software
An untrusted search path in the AMD Radeon settings Installer allows attackers to execute unauthorized code and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12892?
CVE-2020-12892 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, published on 15 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An untrusted search path in AMD Radeon settings Installer may lead to a privilege escalation or unauthorized code execution.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12892?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Amd Radeon Software.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12892?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-12892 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12892 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Amd Radeon Software
- CVE-2023-20586 Radeon™ Software Crimson ReLive Edition
- CVE-2023-20598 Privilege escalation in Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
- CVE-2020-12893 Memory corruption in AMD Radeon Software
- CVE-2020-12895 Memory corruption in AMD Radeon Software
- CVE-2020-12898 Memory corruption in AMD Radeon Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-39px-6j8j-mr74.