PAN-OS: Panorama management server log injection
Priority LOW 26CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A missing authorization vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS Panorama allows a remote unauthenticated user to inject messages into the management server ms.log file. This vulnerability can be leveraged to obfuscate an ongoing attack or fabricate log entries in the ms.log file This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.9.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00905 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks): 8.1.14, 9.0.9
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | all versions; all versions; 8.1 to before 8.1.14; 9.0 to before 9.0.9 | 8.1.14, 9.0.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- PAN-OS VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected all versions; all versions; 8.1 to before 8.1.14; 9.0 to before 9.0.9 Fixed in 8.1.14, 9.0.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.0 – 7.1.26; 8.0.0 – 8.0.20; 8.1.0 – 8.1.13; 9.0.0 – 9.0.8 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 – 7.1.26; 8.0.0 – 8.0.20; 8.1.0 – 8.1.13; 9.0.0 – 9.0.8 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 8.1.14, 9.0.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-grq6-472c-73fx
References
More Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08782 Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-03172 PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtect KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-01936 PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-11675 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-00239 PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication Portal KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-08784 Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2020-1996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-grq6-472c-73fx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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