RCE in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os
CVE-2020-1980
A shell command injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS CLI allows a local authenticated user to escape the restricted shell and escalate privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions. This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.13, and all later versions.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 8.1 < 8.1.13, 8.1 !>= 8.1.13, 9.0 !>= 9.0.0
- Paloaltonetworks Pan-os
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1980?
- CVE-2020-1980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1980?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.