CVE-2020-2003

Summary

An external control of filename vulnerability in the command processing of PAN-OS allows an authenticated administrator to delete arbitrary system files affecting the integrity of the system or causing denial of service to all PAN-OS services. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions before 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions before 9.0.7; PAN-OS 9.1 versions before 9.1.1.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS7.1.*affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS8.0.*affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS8.1 < 8.1.14affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS9.0 < 9.0.7affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS9.1 < 9.1.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-73: CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path

Workarounds

This issue affects the management interface of PAN-OS and is strongly mitigated by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation, available at: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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