CVE-2020-1991

HIGH

Palo Alto Networks Traps <5.0.8-6.1.4 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

An insecure temporary file vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Traps allows a local authenticated Windows user to escalate privileges or overwrite system files. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Traps 5.0 versions before 5.0.8; 6.1 versions before 6.1.4 on Windows. This issue does not affect Cortex XDR 7.0. This issue does not affect Traps for Linux or MacOS.

References (1)

[Vendor Advisory] https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1991

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 10.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-269 CWE-377

Status published

Products (1)

paloaltonetworks/traps 5.0 - 5.0.8

Published Apr 08, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026