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CVE-2020-1984: Secdo: Privilege escalation via hardcoded script path

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-73

Description

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.

Affected products

• Secdo: all versions
• Secdo: all versions

References

• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1984
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1984

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