CVE-2020-2034 PAN-OS: OS command injection vulnerability in GlobalProtect portal

High 8.1 Published 8 Jul 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges on PAN-OS GlobalProtect portals if the feature is enabled.

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-2020-2034?

CVE-2020-2034 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 8 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS GlobalProtect portal allows an unauthenticated network based attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. An attacker requires some knowledge of the firewall to exploit this issue. This issue can not be exploited if GlobalProtect portal feature is not enabled. This issue impacts PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.15; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.9; all versions of PAN-OS 8.0 and PAN-OS 7.1. Prisma Access services are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2034?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2034?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2034 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-2020-2034 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2034 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Also known as GHSA-77qg-vcj7-f3hj.