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CVE-2020-2009: palo alto networks pan-os External Control of File Name or Path

CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
Published 13-05-2020Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-2009 is a high (CVSS 9.0) External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in palo alto networks pan-os. EPSS estimates a 1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.95%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-05-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An external control of filename vulnerability in the SD WAN component of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Panorama allows an authenticated administrator to send a request that results in the creation and write of an arbitrary file on all firewalls managed by the Panorama. In some cases this results in arbitrary code execution with root permissions. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.95%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.95% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.95%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Palo alto networks1 product
  • pan-osEOL≥ 7.1.0, < 7.2.0 | ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.1.0 | ≥ 8.1, < 8.1.14 | ≥ 9.0, < 9.0.7
Paloaltonetworks1 product
  • 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

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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