CVE-2020-2038

PAN-OS: OS command injection vulnerability in the management web interface

HIGH

7.2

CVSS Score

Published: September 9, 2020 at 04:45 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:11 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity

HIGH7.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 86%

Description

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS management interface that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.4; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than 10.0.1.

Affected

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

PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks

95%

10.0 ≤ v < 10.0.110.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19.0 ≤ v < 9.0.109.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.109.1 ≤ v < 9.1.49.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.410.0 9.0 9.1

Affected range stops below 10.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 8.1.* (unaffected)

Affected range stops below 9.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.4, 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:

Patch and advisory references

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2038

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168008/PAN-OS-10.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168408/Palo-Alto-Networks-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2038

CVSS

7.2HIGHpalo_alto

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-78

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