#VU27886 OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2014

 

#VU27886 OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2014

Published: May 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27886
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2014
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Software vendor:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in PAN-OS management server. A remote authenticated user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system with root privileges.

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


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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