CVE-2020-1980

PAN-OS: Shell injection vulnerability in PAN-OS CLI allows execution of shell commands

Published Mar 11, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A shell command injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS CLI allows a local authenticated user to escape the restricted shell and escalate privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions. This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.13, and all later versions.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.13, and all later versions.


Vendor Workaround

This issue affects the management interface of PAN-OS and is mitigated by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management interface. Our best practices guidelines reduce the exposure of the management interface to potential attackers. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS 8.1 technical documentation, available at: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/8-1/pan-os-admin/getting-started/best-practices-for-securing-administrative-access.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-12770 A shell command injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS CLI allows a local authenticated user to escape the restricted shell and escalate privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions. This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.13, and all later versions.
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 4:29 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 11, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:02 AM