Improper Authentication in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2018
Published: May 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27883
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2018
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure registration mechanism in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Panorama proxy service. A remote attacker with network access to the Panorama and the knowledge of the Firewall’s serial number can register the PAN-OS firewall and gain full access to the device.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2018
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 7.1.26, 8.0.21, 8.1.12, 9.0.6