CVE-2020-2040

PAN-OS: Buffer overflow when Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enabled

Published Sep 9, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of PAN-OS 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.15; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.9; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.15, PAN-OS 9.0.9, PAN-OS 9.1.3, and all later PAN-OS versions. All Prisma Access services are now upgraded to resolve this issue and are no longer vulnerable. PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0 are end-of-life and are no longer covered by our Product Security Assurance policies.


Vendor Workaround

Until PAN-OS software is upgraded to a fixed version, enabling signatures in content update version 8317 will block attacks against CVE-2020-2040.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-22066 A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of PAN-OS 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.15; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.9; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3.
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:40 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 9, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM