High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1991
CVE-2020-1991
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:traps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:traps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.0,<5.0.8
- (no CPE)range: <5.0.8, <6.1.4
- (no CPE)range: 5.0
- Range: 7.0.*
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1991nvdVendor Advisory
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