CVE-2020-1989— Global Protect Agent: Incorrect privilege assignment allows local privilege escalation
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-1989
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Global Protect Agent: Incorrect privilege assignment allows local privilege escalation
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability when writing application-specific files in the Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux on ARM platform allows a local authenticated user to gain root privileges on the system. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux 5.0 versions before 5.0.8; 5.1 versions before 5.1.1.
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
特权授予不正确
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect是美国Palo Alto Networks公司的一套网络防护软件。该软件可提供防火墙监控及威胁预防等功能。GlobalProtect Agent是其中的一个代理程序。 基于Linux平台的Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent 5.0.8之前的5.0版本和5.1.1之前的5.1版本中存在安全漏洞。本地攻击者可利用该漏洞在系统上获取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 | Global Protect Agent | 5.0 ~ 5.0.8 | - |
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- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1989x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1989
Same Patch Batch · Palo Alto Networks · 2020-04-08 · 7 CVEs total
| CVE-2020-1992 | 8.1 HIGH | PAN-OS on PA-7000 Series: Varrcvr daemon network-based denial of service or privilege esca |
| CVE-2020-1991 | 7.8 HIGH | Traps: Insecure temporary file vulnerability may allow privilege escalation on Windows |
| CVE-2020-1990 | 7.2 HIGH | PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in the management server |
| CVE-2020-1978 | 5.8 MEDIUM | VM-Series on Microsoft Azure: Inadvertent collection of credentials in Tech support files |
| CVE-2020-1988 | 4.2 MEDIUM | Global Protect Agent: Local privilege escalation due to an unquoted search path vulnerabil |
| CVE-2020-1987 | 3.9 LOW | Global Protect Agent: VPN cookie local information disclosure |
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