CVE-2020-1988 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

Severity

67%

Complexity

8%

Confidentiality

98%

An unquoted search path vulnerability in the Windows release of Global Protect Agent allows an authenticated local user with file creation privileges on the root of the OS disk (C:\) or to Program Files directory to gain system privileges. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent 5.0 versions before 5.0.5; 4.1 versions before 4.1.13 on Windows;

An unquoted search path vulnerability in the Windows release of Global Protect Agent allows an authenticated local user with file creation privileges on the root of the OS disk (C:\) or to Program Files directory to gain system privileges. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent 5.0 versions before 5.0.5; 4.1 versions before 4.1.13 on Windows;

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Demo Examples

Unquoted Search Path or Element

CWE-428

The following example demonstrates the weakness.


               
UINT errCode = WinExec( "C:\\Program Files\\Foo\\Bar", SW_SHOW );

Overview

First reported 4 years ago

2020-04-08 19:15:00

Last updated 4 years ago

2020-04-09 19:16:00

Affected Software

Paloaltonetworks Globalprotect for Windows

windows

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1988

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