OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2038
Published: September 10, 2020 / Updated: September 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46557
CSH Severity: Medium
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-2020-2038
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is 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 PAN-OS management interface. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2038
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 9.0.10, 9.1.4, 10.0.1