Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2020· Updated Sep 16, 2024
PAN-OS: Temporary file race condition vulnerability in PAN-OS leads to local privilege escalation
CVE-2020-2016
Description
A race condition due to insecure creation of a file in a temporary directory vulnerability in PAN-OS allows for root privilege escalation from a limited linux user account. This allows an attacker who has escaped the restricted shell as a low privilege administrator, possibly by exploiting another vulnerability, to escalate privileges to become root user. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.6; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.
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2≥ 7.1 < 7.1.26, ≥ 8.0 < 8.0 (all), ≥ 8.1 < 8.1.13, ≥ 9.0 < 9.0.6+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: ≥ 7.1 < 7.1.26, ≥ 8.0 < 8.0 (all), ≥ 8.1 < 8.1.13, ≥ 9.0 < 9.0.6
- (no CPE)range: 8.0.*
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2016mitrex_refsource_MISC
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