CVE-2020-1996

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A missing authorization vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS Panorama allows a remote unauthenticated user to inject messages into the management server ms.log file. This vulnerability can be leveraged to obfuscate an ongoing attack or fabricate log entries in the ms.log file This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.9.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 13, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-1996: Medium severity, CVSS 5.3 | Vulnix