Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-1981
Published: March 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26251
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1981
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a predictable temporary filename issue. A local user can bypass the restricted shell to execute arbitrary commands and gain root access on the PAN-OS hardware or virtual appliance.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1981
Install updates from vendor's website.