CVE-2020-1975

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Missing XML validation vulnerability in the PAN-OS web interface on Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary XML that results in privilege escalation. This issue affects PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.12 and PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.6. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 8.0, or PAN-OS 9.1 or later versions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-112 CWE-611

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	>= 8.1, < 8.1.12; >= 9.0, < 9.0.6

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1975Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1975Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 12, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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