Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux on ARM Platform

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux on ARM Platform

CVE-2020-1989 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability when writing application-specific files in the Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux on ARM platform allows a local authenticated user to gain root privileges on the system. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux 5.0 versions before 5.0.8; 5.1 versions before 5.1.1.

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