Improper Authorization in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-1998
Published: May 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27898
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1998
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain elevated privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists within SAML SSO in PAN-OS that mistakenly uses the permissions of local Linux users
instead of the intended SAML permissions of the account when the
username is shared for the purposes of SSO authentication. A remote user can escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1998
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 7.1.26, 8.1.13, 9.0.6, 9.1.1