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CVE-2020-1981

A predictable temporary filename vulnerability in PAN-OS allows local privilege escalation. This issue allows a local attacker who bypassed the restricted shell to execute commands as a low privileged user and gain root access on the PAN-OS hardware or virtual appliance. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or…

Severity
High 7.8
Published
11 Mar 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
8.1.13
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSServers and applications · cpe:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os
  • From 8.1.0 before 8.1.13

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1981
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1981