CVE-2020-1979
PAN-OS: A format string vulnerability in PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows local privilege escalation
HIGH 8.1
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.00 % · percentile 63 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- palo_alto
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A format string vulnerability in the PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows a network based attacker with knowledge of registered firewall devices and access to Panorama management interfaces to execute arbitrary code, bypassing the restricted shell and escalating privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13 on Panorama. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | palo_alto |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-12769
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-1979
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-279 — Vulnérabilité dans Palo Alto PAN-OS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-142 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Palo Alto PAN-OS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 8.1.13
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OS | affected 8.1 < 8.1.13 ; unaffected 9.0.0 < 9.0* ; unaffected 7.1.0 < 7.1* ; unaffected 9.1.0 < 9.1* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |