CVE-2020-2038 PAN-OS: OS command injection vulnerability in the management web interface
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges in the PAN-OS management interface.
- 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-2020-2038?
CVE-2020-2038 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 9 Sep 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS management interface that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.4; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than 10.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2038 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-2020-2038 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-2038 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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-qq25-3qfm-wpjj.