Information disclosure in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent
CVE-2020-1987
An information exposure vulnerability in the logging component of Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent allows a local authenticated user to read VPN cookie information when the troubleshooting logging level is set to "Dump". This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent 5.0 versions prior to 5.0.9; 5.1 versions prior to 5.1.1.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent — versions 5.0, 5.1
- Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1987 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1987?
- CVE-2020-1987 is a low-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2020-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1987?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.