#VU27898 Improper Authorization in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-1998 

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#VU27898 Improper Authorization in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-1998

Published: May 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27898
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1998
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Software vendor:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain elevated privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists within SAML SSO in PAN-OS that mistakenly uses the permissions of local Linux users instead of the intended SAML permissions of the account when the username is shared for the purposes of SSO authentication. A remote user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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