CVE-2020-2016
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2020
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
PAN-OS
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Product
- PAN-OS
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0.* | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 7.1 | affected | custom | 7.1.26 | Unavailable |
|
| 8.1 | affected | custom | 8.1.13 | Unavailable |
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| 9.0 | affected | custom | 9.0.6 | Unavailable |
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| 9.1.0 | unaffected | custom | 9.1* | Unavailable | None listed |