PAN-OS: OS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability
Published Nov 12, 2020
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.37%
Description
An OS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface that allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code and 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 9.1.4; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1.
Affected products
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- Version 10.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.1
- Version 8.1StatusaffectedConstraints<8.1.16
- Version 9.0StatusaffectedConstraints<9.0.10
- Version 9.1StatusaffectedConstraints<9.1.4
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Pan-OS | n/a |
|
- ≥ 8.1.0 · < 8.1.16
- ≥ 9.0.0 · < 9.0.10
- ≥ 9.1.0 · < 9.1.4
- ≥ 10.0.0 · < 10.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.16, PAN-OS 9.0.10, PAN-OS 9.1.4, PAN-OS 10.0.1, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.37% (0.03366) | 88.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03226) | 86.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01715) | 80.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.38% (0.05379) | 83.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01715) | 80.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 60.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 58.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 41.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 53.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 49.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.36% (0.15362) | 92.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.78% (0.02784) | 63.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.78% (0.02784) | 62.73th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.63% (0.00634) | 45.05th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.63% (0.00634) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2000 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2000 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
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