Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2020 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2020-2001PAN-OS: Panorama External control of file vulnerability leads to privilege escalation

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in PAN-OS from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An external control of path and data vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Panorama XSLT processing logic that allows an unauthenticated user with network access to PAN-OS management interface to write attacker supplied file on the system and elevate privileges. This issue affects: All PAN-OS 7.1 Panorama and 8.0 Panorama versions; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.12 on Panorama; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.6 on Panorama.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	8.0.7.1.8.1 – before 8.1.129.0 – before 9.0.6

Weakness: CWE-123 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2001 x_refsource_MISC