First published: Wed Apr 08 2020(Updated: )
Improper input validation vulnerability in Secdo allows an authenticated local user with 'create folders or append data' access to the root of the OS disk (C:\) to cause a system crash on every login. This issue affects all versions Secdo for Windows.
Credit: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Paloaltonetworks Secdo | ||
Microsoft Windows |
This product is no longer supported and the issue will not be fixed. This issue can be easily mitigated by creating a "C:\proc" folder and not allowing unprivileged users to access to that folder, or ensuring unprivileged users do not have 'create folder' access to the root of a disk (C:\).
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CVE-2020-1986 is considered to have a high severity due to its potential to cause system crashes.
To fix CVE-2020-1986, update to the latest version of Secdo provided by Palo Alto Networks.
All authenticated local users with 'create folders or append data' access to the root of the OS disk on Windows are affected by CVE-2020-1986.
CVE-2020-1986 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local authentication to trigger the vulnerability.
All versions of Secdo for Windows are impacted by CVE-2020-1986.