Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2020 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2020-1994PAN-OS: Predictable temporary file vulnerability

Medium 4.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in PAN-OS 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 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A predictable temporary file vulnerability in PAN-OS allows a local authenticated user with shell access to corrupt arbitrary system files affecting the integrity of the system. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 7.1.*8.0.*8.1 – before 8.1.139.0 – before 9.0.7

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

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