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CVE-2020-1990

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS allows an authenticated user to upload a corrupted PAN-OS configuration and potentially execute code with root privileges. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 versions before 8.1.13; 9.0 versions before 9.0.7. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1.

Severity
High 7.2
Published
8 Apr 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
8.1.13, 9.0.7
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSServers and applications · cpe:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os
  • From 8.1.0 before 8.1.13
  • From 9.0.0 before 9.0.7

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1990
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1990