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CVE-2020-2014: An OS Command Injection vulnerability in PAN-OS management server allows authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges. This issue affects: All versions of...

CVE-2020-2014 · published 6 years ago
Summary

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in PAN-OS management server allows authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
paloaltonetworks pan-os >= 7.1.0, <= 7.1.26
>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.20
>= 8.1.0, <= 8.1.13
>= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.6
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in PAN-OS management server allows authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges. This issue affects: All versions of...
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in PAN-OS management server allows authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
8.8 High
Exploitation
3% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-78OS Command Injection
Timeline
Published13 May 2020
Updated30 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2020-2014 · NVD
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