CVE-2020-2000

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20 CWE-78 CWE-121

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	>= 8.1, < 8.1.16; >= 9.0, < 9.0.10; >= 9.1, < 9.1.4; >= 10.0, < 10.0.1

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2000Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2000Vendor Advisory

Timeline

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

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