CVE-2020-2015: PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in the management server

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% 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-120

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAN-OS management server allows authenticated users to crash system processes or potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.1; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 7.1.0 before 7.1.26; from 8.0.0 through 8.0.20; from 8.1.0 before 8.1.13; from 9.0.0 before 9.0.7; from 9.1.0 before 9.1.1 — fixed in 7.1.26, 8.1.13, 9.0.7, 9.1.1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 9.0 before 9.0.7; from 7.1 before 7.1.26; from 8.1 before 8.1.13; from 9.1 before 9.1.1; 8.0.* — fixed in 9.0.7, 7.1.26, 8.1.13, 9.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 7.1.26, 8.1.13, 9.0.7, 9.1.1; Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 9.0.7, 7.1.26, 8.1.13, 9.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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