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CVE-2020-1981

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.36%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-03-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2020-1981
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.36%
PAN-OS

Original NVD Description

A predictable temporary filename vulnerability in PAN-OS allows local privilege escalation. This issue allows a local attacker who bypassed the restricted shell to execute commands as a low privileged user and gain root access on the PAN-OS hardware or virtual appliance. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions.