Buffer overflow in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os
CVE-2020-1990
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS allows an authenticated user to upload a corrupted PAN-OS configuration and potentially execute code with root privileges. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 versions before 8.1.13; 9.0 versions before 9.0.7. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os — versions 7.1.*, 8.1, 9.0
- Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1990 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1990?
- CVE-2020-1990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1990?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.