Pan OsOperating system · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2020-2000
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability in PAN-OS management web interface allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code and OS commands with root privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Pan OsOperating system
>= 8.1.0, < 8.1.16>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.10>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.4>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed PAN-OS versionRun 'show system info' from the PAN-OS CLI or check the dashboard in the web management interface to locate the PAN-OS version numberAffected if The version displayed falls within these ranges: 8.1.0 to 8.1.15, 9.0.0 to 9.0.9, 9.1.0 to 9.1.3, or 10.0.0
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Confirm the management web interface is enabledCheck the device management settings via 'show management interface' in CLI or verify HTTP/HTTPS access is permitted on the management interface in the network configurationAffected if The management web interface (PAN-OS webUI) is accessible on TCP ports 443 or 80
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Verify admin access to the management interfaceReview the list of admin accounts and their access levels using 'show admins' in CLI or via the web interface under Device > AdministratorsAffected if There are any authenticated administrator accounts configured with access to the web management interface
The environment is affected if the PAN-OS version is 8.1.0-8.1.15, 9.0.0-9.0.9, 9.1.0-9.1.3, or 10.0.0 AND the management web interface is accessible to authenticated administrators.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data8.1.169.0.109.1.4
Upgrade PAN-OS to version 8.1.16, 9.0.10, 9.1.4, or 10.0.1 or later. This is a management interface vulnerability requiring authenticated admin access, so prioritize patching and review admin account access controls.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-2000 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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