CVE-2020-1981

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-377 CWE-668

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	8.1 < 8.1.13; 8.1 !>= 8.1.13; 9.0 !>= 9.0.0; 7.1 !>= 7.1.0; 9.1 !>= 9.1.0

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1981Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1981Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 11, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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