Medium severity · published Apr 8, 2020
CVE-2020-1988
An unquoted search path vulnerability in the Windows release of Global Protect Agent allows an authenticated local user with file creation privileges on the root of the OS disk…
6.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An unquoted search path vulnerability in the Windows release of Global Protect Agent allows an authenticated local user with file creation privileges on the root of the OS disk (C:\) or to Program Files directory to gain system privileges. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent 5.0 versions before 5.0.5; 4.1 versions before 4.1.13 on Windows;
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks
4.1.0 before 4.1.13; 5.0.0 before 5.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1988
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1988
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1988
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