#VU28958 OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2029
Published: June 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28958
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2029
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Software vendor:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated administrator can send a malicious request to generate new certificates for use in the PAN-OS configuration and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.