CVE-2020-13173 Race condition in PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows, PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can intercept sensitive data or escalate privileges by exploiting an insecure named pipe race condition in Teradici PCoIP Windows agents.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-13173?

CVE-2020-13173 is a high-severity vulnerability in PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows, PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows, published on 28 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Initialization of the pcoip_credential_provider in Teradici PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows and PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows versions 19.11.1 and earlier creates an insecure named pipe, which allows an attacker to intercept sensitive information or possibly elevate privileges via pre-installing an application which acquires that named pipe.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13173?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Teradici Pcoip Graphics Agent, Teradici Pcoip Standard Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13173?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-13173 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13173 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66mr-xvvj-95jm.

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