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CVE-2020-2037: An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS management interface that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8...

CVE-2020-2037 · published 6 years ago
Summary

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS management interface that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.16; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 vers...

What to do

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
paloaltonetworks pan-os >= 8.1.0, < 8.1.16
>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.10
>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.3
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS management interface that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8...
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS management interface that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.16; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3.
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
7.2 High
Exploitation
4% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-78OS Command Injection
Timeline
Published9 Sep 2020
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2020-2037 · NVD
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