PAN-OS: OS command injection or arbitrary file deletion vulnerability
Published May 13, 2020
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.76%
Description
An OS command injection and external control of filename vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows authenticated administrators to execute code with root privileges or delete arbitrary system files and impact the system's integrity or cause a denial of service condition. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14.
Affected products
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- Version 7.1.*StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.*StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.1StatusaffectedConstraints<8.1.14
- Version 9.0.0StatusunaffectedConstraints<9.0*
- Version 9.1.0StatusunaffectedConstraints<9.1*
- 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 |
|
- ≥ 7.1.0 · ≤ 7.1.26
- ≥ 8.0.0 · ≤ 8.0.20
- ≥ 8.1.0 · ≤ 8.1.13
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 8.1.14 and all later PAN-OS versions.
PAN-OS 8.0 is now end-of-life as of October 31, 2019, and is no longer covered by our Product Security Assurance policies.
PAN-OS 7.1 is on extended support until June 30, 2020, and is only being considered for critical security vulnerability fixes.
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02755) | 85.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02755) | 84.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.99% (0.02993) | 85.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.88% (0.06880) | 85.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02099) | 82.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 66.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 64.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 62.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 53.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 51.85th | 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 | 3.96% (0.03955) | 72.99th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.96% (0.03955) | 72.75th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.91% (0.00909) | 59.43th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.91% (0.00909) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2008 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2008 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
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