VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-2042
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability2.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-09-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue impacts only PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1.
Weakness classification
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com: CWE-121
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-120
Primary references
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory