CVE-2020-1996

PAN-OS: Panorama management server log injection

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2020 at 07:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

7.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.268.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.0.208.1 ≤ v < 8.1.148.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.1.139.0 ≤ v < 9.0.99.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.0.87.1.*8.0.*8.19.0
Affected range stops below 8.1.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMpalo_alto
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

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