CVE-2020-1987 Global Protect Agent: VPN cookie local information disclosure
A local authenticated user can read sensitive VPN cookie information if the logging level is set to Dump, exposing session data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1987?
CVE-2020-1987 is a low-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent, published on 8 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An information exposure vulnerability in the logging component of Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent allows a local authenticated user to read VPN cookie information when the troubleshooting logging level is set to "Dump". This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent 5.0 versions prior to 5.0.9; 5.1 versions prior to 5.1.1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent
- CVE-2025-4232 GlobalProtect: Authenticated Code Injection Through Wildcard on macOS
- CVE-2021-3057 GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability When Connecting to Portal or Gateway
- CVE-2023-0009 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-0016 GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon
- CVE-2025-0120 GlobalProtect App: Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3ph-r68g-gghq.