CVE-2020-1989

Global Protect Agent: Incorrect privilege assignment allows local privilege escalation

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 8, 2020 at 06:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGlobalProtect

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability when writing application-specific files in the Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux on ARM platform allows a local authenticated user to gain root privileges on the system. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent for Linux 5.0 versions before 5.0.8; 5.1 versions before 5.1.1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.0 ≤ v < 5.0.85.1 ≤ v < 5.1.15.05.1
Affected range stops below 5.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-266CWE-269

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