Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os
CVE-2020-2016
A race condition due to insecure creation of a file in a temporary directory vulnerability in PAN-OS allows for root privilege escalation from a limited linux user account. This allows an attacker who has escaped the restricted shell as a low privilege administrator, possibly by exploiting another vulnerability, to escalate privileges to become root user. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.6; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.
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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: 0.006 (44.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os — versions 8.0.*, 7.1, 8.1
- Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2016 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-2016?
- CVE-2020-2016 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-05-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-2016?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.