CVE-2020-1991 (GCVE-0-2020-1991)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-08 18:41 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:17
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Title
Traps: Insecure temporary file vulnerability may allow privilege escalation on Windows
Summary
An insecure temporary file vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Traps allows a local authenticated Windows user to escalate privileges or overwrite system files. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Traps 5.0 versions before 5.0.8; 6.1 versions before 6.1.4 on Windows. This issue does not affect Cortex XDR 7.0. This issue does not affect Traps for Linux or MacOS.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-377 - Insecure Temporary File
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Palo Alto Networks Traps Affected: 5.0 , < 5.0.8 (custom)
Affected: 6.1 , < 6.1.4 (custom)
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Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Unaffected: 7.0.*
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Date Public
2020-04-08 00:00
Credits
Palo Alto Networks thanks Lasse Trolle Borup of Danish Cyber Defence for discovering and reporting this issue.
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