CVE-2020-1984: Secdo: Privilege escalation via hardcoded script path
First published: Wed Apr 08 2020(Updated: )
Secdo tries to execute a script at a hardcoded path if present, which allows a local authenticated user with 'create folders or append data' access to the root of the OS disk (C:\) to gain system privileges if the path does not already exist or is writable. This issue affects all versions of Secdo for Windows.
Credit: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Paloaltonetworks Secdo | ||
| Microsoft Windows |
Remedy
This product is no longer supported and the issue is not going to be fixed. The issue can be completely mitigated by ensuring that unprivileged users do not have 'create folder' access on the root of the filesystem such as C:\ or on a folder named C:\Common.
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