CVE-2020-1987 | BDVDB-2026-133733 Detail

Palo Alto NetworksGlobal Protect Agent

Description#

An information exposure vulnerability in the logging component of Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent allows a local authenticated user to read VPN cookie information when the troubleshooting logging level is set to "Dump". This issue affects Palo Alto Networks Global Protect Agent 5.0 versions prior to 5.0.9; 5.1 versions prior to 5.1.1.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References#

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1987

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12020-04-08Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2020-04-08
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: Palo Alto Networks
Product: Global Protect Agent

All Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities

Score

3.9 Low

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 23.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Information Disclosure

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 5.0 and < 5.0.9
Fixed
5.0.9
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
5.0.9
Vulnerable
>= 5.1 and < 5.1.1
Fixed
5.1.1
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
5.1.1

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

3.9 Low

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).