CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4. It affects PAN-OS, Linux.
CVE
CVE-2020-1998
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
0.89%
PAN-OS Linux
Original NVD Description
An improper authorization vulnerability in PAN-OS that mistakenly uses the permissions of local linux users instead of the intended SAML permissions of the account when the username is shared for the purposes of SSO authentication. This can result in authentication bypass and unintended resource access for the 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; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.1; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.
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