TI-2020-01943 Aliases CVE-2020-2028 GHSA-r7r8-xqc4-gqff

PAN-OS: OS command injection vulnerability in FIPS-CC mode certificate verification

LOW 35CWE-78Published 2020-06-10 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in PAN-OS management server allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges when uploading a new certificate in FIPS-CC mode. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and PAN-OS 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.7.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01783 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks): 8.1.13, 9.0.7, 9.1.0

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 8.1.13; 9.0 to before 9.0.7	8.1.13, 9.0.7, 9.1.0	Patch available	CNA

PAN-OS VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected all versions; all versions; 8.1 to before 8.1.13; 9.0 to before 9.0.7 Fixed in 8.1.13, 9.0.7, 9.1.0 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 to before 8.1.13; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.7	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 to before 8.1.13; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.7 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Remediation

Fix · CNA PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 8.1.13, 9.0.7, 9.1.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2020-06-10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.13, 9.0.7, 9.1*
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-01942 PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in authd authentication responsePriority LOW 36
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2028
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7r8-xqc4-gqff

References

Advisory 1

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2028

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

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Sources

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