What is CVE-2020-2009?

CVE-2020-2009 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-2020-2009?

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

Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-2009

An external control of filename vulnerability in the SD WAN component of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Panorama allows an authenticated administrator to send a request that results in the creation and write of an arbitrary file on all firewalls managed by the Panorama. In some cases this results in arbitrary code execution with root permissions. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.

EPSS: 0.020 (78.2th 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 7.1.*, 8.0.*, 8.1
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2009?: CVE-2020-2009 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-2020-2009?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.