Vulnerability · Published Apr 8, 2020 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2020-1991Traps: Insecure temporary file vulnerability may allow privilege escalation on Windows

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Cortex XDR from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An insecure temporary file vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Traps allows a local authenticated Windows user to escalate privileges or overwrite system files. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Traps 5.0 versions before 5.0.8; 6.1 versions before 6.1.4 on Windows. This issue does not affect Cortex XDR 7.0. This issue does not affect Traps for Linux or MacOS.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	Traps	5.0 – before 5.0.86.1 – before 6.1.4
Palo Alto Networks	Cortex XDR	see references

Weakness: CWE-377 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1991 x_refsource_MISC