PAN-OS: Temporary file race condition vulnerability in PAN-OS leads to local privilege escalation
A race condition due to insecure creation of a file in a temporary directory vulnerability in PAN-OS allows for root privilege escalation from a limited linux user account. This allows an attacker who has escaped the restricted shell as a low privilege administrator, possibly by exploiting another vulnerability, to escalate privileges to become root user. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.6; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.
Problem Types
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|
| CWE | CWE-377 | CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File |
Type: CWE
Description: CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File
Metrics
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| 3.1 | 7.0 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.0
Base severity: HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Initial publication | 2020-05-13 00:00:00 |
Event: Initial publication
Date: 2020-05-13 00:00:00