What is CVE-2020-1981?

CVE-2020-1981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-03-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-1981?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 8.1 < 8.1.13, 8.1 !>= 8.1.13, 9.0 !>= 9.0.0
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1981?: CVE-2020-1981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-1981?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.