Amazon WorkSpaces Client up to 5.0.0/5.22.0/2024.5 PCoIP Protocol certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Amazon WorkSpaces Client up to 5.0.0/5.22.0/2024.5 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component PCoIP Protocol Handler. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-0501. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Amazon WorkSpaces Client up to 5.0.0/5.22.0/2024.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component PCoIP Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in the native clients for Amazon WorkSpaces Clients when running PCoIP protocol may allow an attacker to access remote sessions via man-in-the-middle.

The advisory is shared at aws.amazon.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0501 since 01/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.0.1, 5.22.1 or 2024.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WorkSpaces Client 5.0.1/5.22.1/2024.6

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: AWS-2025-001
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292085

Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2025 21:20
Updated: 10/15/2025 03:20
Changes: 01/15/2025 21:20 (77), 10/15/2025 03:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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