CVE-2020-2009: PAN-OS: Panorama SD WAN arbitrary file creation

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-73

Description

An external control of filename vulnerability in the SD WAN component of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Panorama allows an authenticated administrator to send a request that results in the creation and write of an arbitrary file on all firewalls managed by the Panorama. In some cases this results in arbitrary code execution with root permissions. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 7.1.0 through 7.1.26; from 8.0.0 through 8.0.20; from 8.1.0 through 8.1.13; from 9.0.0 through 9.0.6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 8.1 before 8.1.14; from 9.0 before 9.0.7; 7.1.*, 8.0.* — fixed in 8.1.14, 9.0.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.14, 9.0.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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