CVE-2020-2018 PAN-OS: Panorama authentication bypass vulnerability

Critical 9.0 Published 13 May 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers with network access to Panorama's management interface can bypass authentication to gain privileged access to managed firewalls.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-2018?

CVE-2020-2018 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 13 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Panorama context switching feature allows an attacker with network access to a Panorama's management interface to gain privileged access to managed firewalls. An attacker requires some knowledge of managed firewalls to exploit this issue. This issue does not affect Panorama configured with custom certificates authentication for communication between Panorama and managed devices. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.12; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.6; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2018?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2018?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2020-2018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7qj6-jfj8-2jr9.