What is CVE-2020-2048?

CVE-2020-2048 is a low-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-2048?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-2048

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists where the password for the configured system proxy server for a PAN-OS appliance may be displayed in cleartext when using the CLI in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.17; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.11; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.2.

Published 2020-11-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os — versions 10.0.*, 8.1, 9.0
Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2048 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2048?: CVE-2020-2048 is a low-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-2048?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.