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PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalation

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PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalation

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/11/2020
Created
06/18/2020
Added
06/18/2020
Modified
06/29/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • palo-alto-networks-pan-os-upgrade-8-1

References

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