CVE-2020-13177 Privilege escalation in - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows
An attacker can gain elevated privileges by placing a malicious binary in the system path due to unquoted search paths in the support bundler.
- 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-2020-13177?
CVE-2020-13177 is a high-severity vulnerability in - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows, published on 11 Aug 2020. 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
The support bundler in Teradici PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows and Graphics Agent for Windows versions prior to 20.04.1 and 20.07.0 does not use hard coded paths for certain Windows binaries, which allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges via execution of a malicious binary placed in the system path.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13177?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Teradici Graphics Agent, Teradici Pcoip Standard Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-13177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxg8-w3hh-r94m.