CVE-2020-1981— PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalation
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-1981
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalation
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
不安全的临时文件
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS是美国Palo Alto Networks公司的一套为其防火墙设备开发的操作系统。 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.13之前版本中存在安全漏洞。本地攻击者可利用该漏洞执行命令并获取root权限。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 8.1 < 8.1.13 | - |
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- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1981x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1981
Same Patch Batch · Palo Alto Networks · 2020-03-11 · 3 CVEs total
| CVE-2020-1979 | 8.1 HIGH | PAN-OS: A format string vulnerability in PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows local |
| CVE-2020-1980 | 7.8 HIGH | PAN-OS: Shell injection vulnerability in PAN-OS CLI allows execution of shell commands |
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