CVE-2020-2004

Password disclosure via cleartext diagnostic logging

Published May 13, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Information exposure in GlobalProtect App 5.0 before 5.0.9 and 5.1 before 5.1.2 allows local users to read passwords from PanGPS.log. When Save User Credential is enabled, a user manually selects a gateway, and troubleshooting uses Dump logging, the app writes the user's cleartext password into PanGPS.log. The issue is limited to Windows and macOS under those conditions; Linux and mobile platforms are unaffected, and the vendor reported no malicious credential access or use.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in GlobalProtect App 5.0 before 5.0.9 and 5.1 before 5.1.2 allows local users to read passwords from PanGPS.log. When Save User Credential is enabled, a user manually selects a gateway, and troubleshooting uses Dump logging, the app writes the user's cleartext password into PanGPS.log. The issue is limited to Windows and macOS under those conditions; Linux and mobile platforms are unaffected, and the vendor reported no malicious credential access or use.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-2004
Published
May 13, 2020
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
GlobalProtect App
Classifications
CWE-534, CWE-532, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 13, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.0 <5.0.9
  2. Affected versionversion=5.1 <5.1.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Palo Alto Networks · GlobalProtect Appversion=5.0 <5.0.9; version=5.1 <5.1.2

Published CVSS scores

6.8Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1.7NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-534Information Exposure Through Debug Log Files
CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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