CVE-2020-1991

Traps: Insecure temporary file vulnerability may allow privilege escalation on Windows

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de archivo temporal no seguro en Palo Alto Networks Traps, permite a un usuario de Windows autenticado local escalar privilegios o sobrescribir archivos del sistema. Este problema afecta a Palo Alto Networks Traps versiones 5.0 anteriores a 5.0.8; versiones 6.1 anteriores a 6.1.4 en Windows. Este problema no afecta a Cortex XDR versión 7.0. Este problema no afecta a Traps para Linux o MacOS.

*Credits: Palo Alto Networks thanks Lasse Trolle Borup of Danish Cyber Defence for discovering and reporting this issue.

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-12-04 CVE Reserved
2020-04-08 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CWE-377: Insecure Temporary File

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1991	2020-04-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Traps Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Traps"	>= 5.0 < 5.0.8 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Traps" and version " >= 5.0 < 5.0.8"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"	Traps Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Traps"	>= 6.1 < 6.1.4 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Traps" and version " >= 6.1 < 6.1.4"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe