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.

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.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.7th 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 8.0.*, 7.1, 8.1
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, 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.