CVE-2020-1981

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS8.1 < 8.1.13affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS8.1 !>= 8.1.13affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS9.0 !>= 9.0.0affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS7.1 !>= 7.1.0affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS9.1 !>= 9.1.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-377: CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File

Workarounds

This issue affects the management interface of PAN-OS and is mitigated by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management interface. Our best practices guidelines reduce the exposure of the management interface to potential attackers. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS 8.1 technical documentation, available at: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/8-1/pan-os-admin/getting-started/best-practices-for-securing-administrative-access.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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