CVE-2020-2038 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 86.1% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 86.09% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-09-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PAN-OS 10.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Authenticated) | 2022-08-09 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168008/PAN-OS-10.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168408/Palo-Alto-Networks-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2038
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168008/PAN-OS-10.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168408/Palo-Alto-Networks-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2038
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