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CVE-2020-1989

Published: Apr 8, 2020

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.0

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

Palo Alto Networks

Global Protect Agent

affected
5.0 - < 5.0.8
affected
5.1 - < 5.1.1

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-266

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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