CVE-2020-1991 Traps: Insecure temporary file vulnerability may allow privilege escalation on Windows
Local authenticated users can escalate privileges or overwrite system files via insecure temporary files in Palo Alto Traps on Windows.
- 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-2020-1991?
CVE-2020-1991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, 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
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1991?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Traps.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1991?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1991 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1991 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vfx3-vc54-592p.