CVE-2020-2008 PAN-OS: OS command injection or arbitrary file deletion vulnerability
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary code with root privileges or delete system files, compromising integrity and availability.
- 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-2020-2008?
CVE-2020-2008 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 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2008?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2008 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-2020-2008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2008 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-r6cm-93j6-3mh3.