CVE-2020-1984
Secdo: Privilege escalation via hardcoded script path
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Secdo: Privilege escalation via hardcoded script path
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-1984- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12774
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12774- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-38cj-9mc9-ph6m No score
Secdo tries to execute a script at a hardcoded path if present, which allows a local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-38cj-9mc9-ph6m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-1984- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1984 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Paloaltonetworks Secdo, published April 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.