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CVE-2020-2030: palo alto networks pan-os OS Command Injection

CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
Published 08-07-2020Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-2030 is a high (CVSS 9.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in palo alto networks pan-os. EPSS estimates a 2.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.7% 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
2.53%
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. 08-07-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 8.1.15; and all versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and PAN-OS 8.0. This issue does not impact PAN-OS 9.0, PAN-OS 9.1, or Prisma Access services.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.53% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.53%

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≥ 8.0.0, < 8.1.0 | ≥ 7.1.0, < 7.2.0 | ≥ 8.1, < 8.1.15
Paloaltonetworks1 product
  • pan-os≥ 7.1.0, ≤ 7.1.26 | ≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.0.20 | ≥ 8.1.0, < 8.1.15

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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