CVE-2020-1984 Secdo: Privilege escalation via hardcoded script path
A local attacker with write access to the root directory can escalate privileges to system by placing a malicious script at a hardcoded path executed by Secdo.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1984?
CVE-2020-1984 is a high-severity vulnerability in Secdo, published on 8 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Secdo tries to execute a script at a hardcoded path if present, which allows a local authenticated user with 'create folders or append data' access to the root of the OS disk (C:\) to gain system privileges if the path does not already exist or is writable. This issue affects all versions of Secdo for Windows.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1984?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Secdo.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1984?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1984 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1984 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Secdo
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38cj-9mc9-ph6m.