Global Protect Agent: Local privilege escalation due to an unquoted search path vulnerability (Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.37 % · percentile 31 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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;
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | palo_alto |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-12778
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-1988
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-197 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.13cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*≥ 5.0.0 < 5.0.5
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · Global Protect Agent | affected 5.0 < 5.0.5 ; affected 4.1 < 4.1.13 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |