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CVE-2020-2038: palo alto networks pan-os OS Command Injection

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

CVE-2020-2038 is a high (CVSS 9.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in palo alto networks pan-os. EPSS estimates a 86.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
86.09%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, metasploit, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 09-09-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    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 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.4; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than 10.0.1.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

86.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 86.09% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
86.09%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Palo Alto Networks Authenticated Remote Code Execution

    exploit/linux/http/panos_op_cmd_exec

    Maturity: weaponized

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  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleUnverified

    PAN-OS 10.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Authenticated)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Palo alto networks1 product
  • pan-os≥ 10.0, < 10.0.1 | ≥ 9.0, < 9.0.10 | ≥ 9.1, < 9.1.4
Paloaltonetworks1 product
  • pan-os≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.10 | ≥ 9.1.0, < 9.1.4 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links