OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2034

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OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2034

Published: July 9, 2020 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29605
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2034
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the PAN-OS GlobalProtect portal. A remote unauthenticated attacker 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-2034

Install updates from vendor's website.

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