CVE-2020-2003 PAN-OS: Authenticated administrator can delete arbitrary system file
An authenticated administrator can delete arbitrary system files via path traversal, causing denial of service or system integrity loss.
- 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-2020-2003?
CVE-2020-2003 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 13 May 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2003?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-2003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2003 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-4387-mfcp-5cpf.