CVE-2020-2044 PAN-OS: Passwords may be logged in clear text while storing operational command (op command) history

Low 3.3 Published 9 Sep 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Administrators' passwords may be logged in cleartext in PAN-OS op-command history, exposing sensitive credentials to those with log access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-2044?

CVE-2020-2044 is a low-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 9 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information exposure through log file vulnerability where an administrator's password or other sensitive information may be logged in cleartext while using the CLI in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. The opcmdhistory.log file was introduced to track operational command (op-command) usage but did not mask all sensitive information. The opcmdhistory.log file is removed in PAN-OS 9.1 and later PAN-OS versions. Command usage is recorded, instead, in the req_stats.log file in PAN-OS 9.1 and later PAN-OS versions. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.16; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2044?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-2044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r365-86rw-9xxw.