CVE-2020-2008
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.028 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
An OS command injection and external control of filename vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows authenticated administrators to execute code with root privileges or delete arbitrary system files and impact the system's integrity or cause a denial of service condition. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–9
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affected products (6)
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references (6)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2008cnnvd
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2008cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Palo-Alto-PAN-OS-multiple-vulnerabilities-32273cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1706/cnnvd
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2008enisa_euvd
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2008Vendor Advisorynvd
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