What is CVE-2020-2029?

CVE-2020-2029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-2029?

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

RCE in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-2029

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS web management interface allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges by sending a malicious request to generate new certificates for use in the PAN-OS configuration. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 8.0; PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.018 (75.8th 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)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2029?: CVE-2020-2029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-2029?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.