CVE-2020-2032

Summary

CVECVE-2020-2032
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-06-10 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-06-16 19:54:00 UTC
DescriptionA race condition vulnerability Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows allows a local limited Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This issue can be exploited only while performing a GlobalProtect app upgrade. This issue affects: GlobalProtect app 5.0 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.0.10 on Windows; GlobalProtect app 5.1 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.1.4 on Windows.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-367

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect All All All All
Application Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2020-2032 GlobalProtect App: File race condition vulnerability leads to local privilege escalation during upgrade MISC security.paloaltonetworks.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Palo Alto Networks thanks Rich Mirch of TeamARES from Critical Start Inc for discovering and reporting this issue.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375751 GlobalProtect App on Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
  • 375826 Palo Alto GlobalProtect App Multiple Vulnerabilities

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