CVE-2020-2040
moderate-risk
Published 2020-09-09
A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of PAN-OS 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.15; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.9; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3.
Do I need to act?
~
4.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2040
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2040
44
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
7/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal