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CVE-2020-2042 Details

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue impacts only PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2042	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2042	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-120	Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')	[email protected]
CWE-121	Stack-based Buffer Overflow	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
paloaltonetworks pan-os	>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 15, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]