CVE-2019-17436

A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux and Mac OS X version 5.0.4 and earlier and version 4.1.12 and earlier, that can allow non-root users to overwrite root files on the file system.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.6 MEDIUM

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 9.2

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-17436	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect::::::macos::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect::::::macos::*

History

23 Mar 2023, 19:26

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-17436 -~~	(CONFIRM) https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-17436 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-10-16 19:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:13

NVD link : CVE-2019-17436

Mitre link : CVE-2019-17436

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-17436

JSON object : View

Products Affected

paloaltonetworks

globalprotect

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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