Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-1994

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-1994

Published: May 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27902
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1994
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application uses predictable filenames for temporary files. A local user with shell access to the system can corrupt arbitrary files.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-1994

Install updates from vendor's website.

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