Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU26250

OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-1980

Published: March 20, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU26250

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1980

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the PAN-OS CLI. A local user can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

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