Vulnerability identifier: #VU48411
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: 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.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Palo Alto PAN-OS: 10.0.0, 9.1 - 9.1.3, 9.0 - 9.0.9, 8.1 - 8.1.15
External links
http://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2000
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.