Pan OsOperating system · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2020-2006
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 · uneditedA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS that allows an authenticated user to potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14.
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 confidenceStack-based buffer overflow in PAN-OS management server allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via memory corruption in the management interface.
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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
>= 7.1.0, <= 7.1.26>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.20>= 8.1.0, <= 8.1.13CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 System Information page in the web management interfaceAffected if The version falls within 7.1.0-7.1.26, 8.0.0-8.0.20, or 8.1.0-8.1.13
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Verify if the management interface is accessibleCheck the network configuration for management interface settings (Interface Management settings) and confirm whether the management port or IP is reachable from untrusted networksAffected if The management interface is exposed to networks beyond trusted administration IPs
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Confirm management user accounts existReview the list of administrative users in Device > Administrators or via 'show admins' CLI commandAffected if There are any management user accounts configured (the vulnerability requires an authenticated user)
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Check management access restrictionsExamine the Management Interface Settings and any applied Management Profiles to see if source IP restrictions are configuredAffected if There are no source IP restrictions or trusted IP lists configured for management access
You are affected if your PAN-OS version is within 7.1.0-7.1.26, 8.0.0-8.0.20, or 8.1.0-8.1.13 and the management interface is accessible to users who could exploit this vulnerability.
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 dataUpgrade to PAN-OS 8.1.14 or later, or migrate to PAN-OS 9.0+/10.0+. Restrict management interface access to trusted IPs until patching is possible.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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