What is CVE-2020-2034?

CVE-2020-2034 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-2034?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-2034 known to be exploited?

10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-2034

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS GlobalProtect portal allows an unauthenticated network based attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. An attacker requires some knowledge of the firewall to exploit this issue. This issue can not be exploited if GlobalProtect portal feature is not enabled. This issue impacts PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.15; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.9; all versions of PAN-OS 8.0 and PAN-OS 7.1. Prisma Access services are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.072 (93.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 8.0.*, 7.1.*, 9.1
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2034?: CVE-2020-2034 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-2034?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-2034 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.