Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GlobalProtect Agent - CVE-2020-1989
Published: April 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26740
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1989
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
GlobalProtect Agent
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1989
Install updates from vendor's website.
GlobalProtect Agent - addressed in versions 5.0.8, 5.1.1