OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2007
Published: May 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27892
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2007
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the management server component of PAN-OS. 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.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2007
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 8.1.14, 9.0.7