CVE-2020-2007 PAN-OS: OS command injection in management server
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on PAN-OS management servers, requiring an upgrade to secure versions.
- 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-2020-2007?
CVE-2020-2007 is a high-severity command injection 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 OS command injection vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS allows an authenticated user to potentially execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. This issue affects: All PAN-OS 7.1 versions; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2007?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2007?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2007 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-2020-2007 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2007 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-c59p-qfxj-cxm7.