High severity · published Apr 8, 2020
CVE-2020-1991
An insecure temporary file vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Traps allows a local authenticated Windows user to escalate privileges or overwrite system files
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TR
Traps · Paloaltonetworks
5.0 before 5.0.8; 6.1 before 6.1.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1991
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1991
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1991
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