Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2020 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2020-1981PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalation

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-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 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A predictable temporary filename vulnerability in PAN-OS allows local privilege escalation. This issue allows a local attacker who bypassed the restricted shell to execute commands as a low privileged user and gain root access on the PAN-OS hardware or virtual appliance. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	8.1 < 8.1.138.1 !>= 8.1.139.0 !>= 9.0.07.1 !>= 7.1.09.1 !>= 9.1.0

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

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1981 x_refsource_CONFIRM