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CVE-2020-2008

PAN-OS: OS command injection or arbitrary file deletion vulnerability

High7.2EPSS 2.8%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
palo_alto

Description

An OS command injection and external control of filename vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows authenticated administrators to execute code with root privileges or delete arbitrary system files and impact the system's integrity or cause a denial of service condition. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2020-2008, 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)
2.8% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 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 8.0.*
    • affected 7.1.*
    • affected 8.1 – < 8.1.14
    • unaffected 9.0.0 – < 9.0*
    • unaffected 9.1.0 – < 9.1*

What to do

Solution: This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.14 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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