{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"GlobalProtect App: Local privilege escalation due to an unquoted search path vulnerability"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2020-1988","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-04-11T00:25:18.820Z","generator":{"date":"2026-04-11T00:25:18.820Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2020-1988","initial_release_date":"2020-04-08T16:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2020-04-08T09:00:00.000Z","summary":"Initial publication"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2020-1988","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-76","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-77"],"known_affected":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-76","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-77"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"An unquoted search path vulnerability in the Windows release of GlobalProtect App 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.\n\nThis issue affects Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.0 versions before 5.0.5; 4.1 versions before 4.1.13 on Windows;"}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2020-1988","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1988"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2020-1988","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1988"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"An unquoted search path vulnerability in the Windows release of GlobalProtect App 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.\n\nThis issue affects Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App 5.0 versions before 5.0.5; 4.1 versions before 4.1.13 on Windows;"}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":4.2,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"},"products":["PANW-GlobalProtect-App-76","PANW-GlobalProtect-App-77"]}]}]}