CVE-2020-2000 PAN-OS: OS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary code with root privileges via OS command injection in the PAN-OS management interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-2000?
CVE-2020-2000 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 12 Nov 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2000?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2020-2000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
- CVE-2024-3400 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection
- CVE-2020-2021 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2017-15944 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-0300 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7m5c-wx89-wrj6.