CVE-2020-2028 PAN-OS: OS command injection vulnerability in FIPS-CC mode certificate verification

High 7.2 Published Updated

Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via certificate upload in FIPS-CC mode.

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-2020-2028?

CVE-2020-2028 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 10 Jun 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in PAN-OS management server allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges when uploading a new certificate in FIPS-CC mode. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and PAN-OS 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.7.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2028?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2028 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-2020-2028 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2028 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r7r8-xqc4-gqff.

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