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CVE-2020-2003

PAN-OS: Authenticated administrator can delete arbitrary system file

Medium6.5EPSS 0.94%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
palo_alto

Description

An external control of filename vulnerability in the command processing of PAN-OS allows an authenticated administrator to delete arbitrary system files affecting the integrity of the system or causing denial of service to all PAN-OS services. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions before 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions before 9.0.7; PAN-OS 9.1 versions before 9.1.1.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2020-2003, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
palo_altoCNA (assigner)3.1Medium6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.94% · top 39% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OS

    • affected 7.1.*
    • affected 8.0.*
    • affected 8.1 – < 8.1.14
    • affected 9.0 – < 9.0.7
    • affected 9.1 – < 9.1.1

What to do

Solution: This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.14, PAN-OS 9.0.7, PAN-OS 9.1.1, and all later PAN-OS versions. PAN-OS 8.0 is now end-of-life as of October 31, 2019, and is no longer covered by our Product Security Assurance policies. PAN-OS 7.1 is on extended support until June 30, 2020, and is only being considered for critical security vulnerability fixes.

Workaround: This issue affects the management interface of PAN-OS and is strongly mitigated by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation, available at: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com

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