CVE-2020-2009 PAN-OS: Panorama SD WAN arbitrary file creation
Authenticated administrators can create arbitrary files on managed firewalls via Panorama SD WAN, potentially leading to root code execution.
- 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-2020-2009?
CVE-2020-2009 is a high-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 SD WAN component of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Panorama allows an authenticated administrator to send a request that results in the creation and write of an arbitrary file on all firewalls managed by the Panorama. In some cases this results in arbitrary code execution with root permissions. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2009?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2009?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2009 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-2020-2009 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2009 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-9pcm-2c87-cmr2.