Cleartext storage of sensitive information in GlobalProtect Agent - CVE-2020-2004

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Cleartext storage of sensitive information in GlobalProtect Agent - CVE-2020-2004

Published: May 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27920
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2004
CWE-ID: CWE-312
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 view the password on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a user's password may be logged in cleartext in the "PanGPS.log" diagnostic file when logs are collected for troubleshooting. A local user can obtain this credential.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-2004

Install updates from vendor's website.

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