CVE-2020-1989 (GCVE-0-2020-1989)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-08 18:41 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:14
VLAI?
Title
Global Protect Agent: Incorrect privilege assignment allows local privilege escalation
Summary
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.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Global Protect Agent |
Affected:
5.0 , < 5.0.8
(custom)
Affected: 5.1 , < 5.1.1 (custom) |
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