CVE-2020-1979

HIGH

PAN-OS < 8.1.13 - Remote Code Execution via Format String in Log Daemon

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A format string vulnerability in the PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows a network based attacker with knowledge of registered firewall devices and access to Panorama management interfaces to execute arbitrary code, bypassing the restricted shell and escalating privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13 on Panorama. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1979

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 58.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-134
Status published
Products (1)
paloaltonetworks/pan-os < 8.1.13
Published Mar 11, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026