Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GlobalProtect Agent - CVE-2020-1989

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Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GlobalProtect Agent - CVE-2020-1989

Published: April 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26740
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-2020-1989
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
GlobalProtect Agent

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an incorrect privilege assignment issue when writing application-specific files. A local user can gain root privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-1989

Install updates from vendor's website.

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