OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2030
Published: July 9, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29607
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-2020-2030
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 management interface. A remote authenticated administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2030
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - update to 8.1.15