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High · 7.0 CVE-2020-1981 EUVD-2020-12771GHSA-7m66-gpgj-f3cr

PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalation

Published Mar 11, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by palo_alto

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 < 8.1.13, 8.1 !>= 8.1.13, 9.0 !>= 9.0.0, 7.1 !>= 7.1.0, 9.1 !>= 9.1.0 —

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