What is CVE-2020-2041?

CVE-2020-2041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under CWE-16. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-2041?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-2041 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-2041

An insecure configuration of the appweb daemon of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 allows a remote unauthenticated user to send a specifically crafted request to the device that causes the appweb service to crash. Repeated attempts to send this request result in denial of service to all PAN-OS services by restarting the device and putting it into maintenance mode. This issue impacts all versions of PAN-OS 8.0, and PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.16.

EPSS: 0.021 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 9.0.*, 9.1.*, 10.0.*
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-16

Public proof-of-concept exploits

404notf0und/CVE-Flow

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2041?: CVE-2020-2041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under CWE-16. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-2041?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-2041 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.