{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalation"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2020-1981","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-03-11T22:25:15.016Z","generator":{"date":"2026-03-11T22:25:15.016Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2020-1981","initial_release_date":"2020-03-11T16:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2020-03-11T09:00:00.000Z","summary":"Initial publication"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2020-1981","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-331"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-331"],"known_not_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-341","PANW-PAN-OS-329","PANW-PAN-OS-325"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"A predictable temporary filename vulnerability in PAN-OS allows local privilege escalation.\nThis 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.\nThis issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13.\nThis issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions."}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2020-1981","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1981"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2020-1981","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1981"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"A predictable temporary filename vulnerability in PAN-OS allows local privilege escalation.\nThis 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.\nThis issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13.\nThis issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions."}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-331"]}]}]}