Palo Alto Networks Product Security Incident Response TeamPA-CVE-2020-1989GlobalProtect App: Incorrect privilege assignment allows local privilege escalation
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability when writing application-specific files in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App for Linux on ARM platform allows a local authenticated user to gain root privileges on the system.
This issue affects Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App for Linux 5.0 versions before 5.0.8; 5.1 versions before 5.1.1.
Work around:
There are no viable workarounds for this issue.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| globalprotect app | lt | 5.0.8 | |
| globalprotect app | lt | 5.1.1 |
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%