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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
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
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1981 (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.