Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-1981
A predictable temporary filename vulnerability in PAN-OS allows local privilege escalation. This issue allows a local attacker who bypassed the restricted shell to execute commands as a low privileged user and gain root access on the PAN-OS hardware or virtual appliance. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2020-1981
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-1981
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-1981
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.0
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.0
|
5.9
|
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-1981
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Creating and using insecure temporary files can leave application and system data vulnerable to attack.Assigned by: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary)
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The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-1981
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https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1981
CVE-2020-1981 PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalationIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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