What is CVE-2020-2008?

CVE-2020-2008 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-2008?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-2008

An OS command injection and external control of filename vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows authenticated administrators to execute code with root privileges or delete arbitrary system files and impact the system's integrity or cause a denial of service condition. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14.

EPSS: 0.028 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 8.0.*, 7.1.*, 8.1
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2008?: CVE-2020-2008 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-2008?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.