CVE-2020-1988 is a vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Globalprotect
Published on April 8, 2020
Global Protect Agent: Local privilege escalation due to an unquoted search path vulnerability
An unquoted search path vulnerability in the Windows release of Global Protect Agent allows an authenticated local user with file creation privileges on the root of the OS disk (C:\) or to Program Files directory to gain system privileges. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent 5.0 versions before 5.0.5; 4.1 versions before 4.1.13 on Windows;
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-1988 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Timeline
Initial publication
Weakness Type
Unquoted Search Path or Element
The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. If a malicious individual has access to the file system, it is possible to elevate privileges by inserting such a file as "C:\Program.exe" to be run by a privileged program making use of WinExec.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-1988
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Affected Versions
Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent:- Version 5.0 and below 5.0.5 is affected.
- Version 4.1 and below 4.1.13 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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