Race condition in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2016

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU27950

Race condition in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2016

Published: May 15, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27950
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-2016
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Software vendor:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists because of a race condition due to insecure creation of a file. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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