Insecure configuration in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2041

 

Insecure configuration in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2041

Published: September 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46627
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2041
CWE-ID: CWE-16
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure configuration of the appweb daemon. A remote attacker can send a specifically crafted request to the device and crash the service.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-2041

Install updates from vendor's website.

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