#VU48410 OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2000
Published: November 12, 2020 / Updated: November 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48410
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-2020-2000
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 remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the PAN-OS management web interface. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.