CVE-2020-2015

PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in the management server

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2020 at 07:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAN-OS management server allows authenticated users to crash system processes or potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.1; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.

Affected

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

7.1 ≤ v < 7.1.267.1.0 ≤ v < 7.1.268.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.0.208.1 ≤ v < 8.1.138.1.0 ≤ v < 8.1.139.0 ≤ v < 9.0.79.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.79.1 ≤ v < 9.1.19.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.17.18.0.*8.19.09.1
Affected range stops below 7.1.26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.1.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.1, 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

8.8HIGHpalo_alto
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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