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CVE-2020-2008

An OS command injection and external control of filename vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows authenticated administrators to execute code with root privileges or delete arbitrary system files and impact the system's integrity or cause a denial of service condition. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14.

Severity
High 7.2
Published
13 May 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSServers and applications · cpe:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os
  • From 7.1.0 up to 7.1.26
  • From 8.0.0 up to 8.0.20
  • From 8.1.0 up to 8.1.13

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2008
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2008