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CVE-2020-2000

PAN-OS: OS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability

High7.2EPSS 3.4%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
palo_alto

Description

An OS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface that allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code and OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.16; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.4; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2020-2000, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
palo_altoCNA (assigner)3.1High7.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OS

    • affected 8.1 – < 8.1.16
    • affected 9.0 – < 9.0.10
    • affected 9.1 – < 9.1.4
    • affected 10.0 – < 10.0.1

What to do

Solution: This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.16, PAN-OS 9.0.10, PAN-OS 9.1.4, PAN-OS 10.0.1, and all later PAN-OS versions.

Workaround: This issue impacts the PAN-OS management web interface but you can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing the interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation, available at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.

Exploitation: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.

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Record last updated .