CVE-2020-1998
MEDIUMPAN-OS 7.1.0-7.1.25 - Authentication Bypass via SAML Username Sharing
Title source: llmDescription
An improper authorization vulnerability in PAN-OS that mistakenly uses the permissions of local linux users instead of the intended SAML permissions of the account when the username is shared for the purposes of SSO authentication. This can result in authentication bypass and unintended resource access for the user. 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 9.0.6; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.1; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1998
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
44.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-285
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (1)
paloaltonetworks/pan-os
7.1.0 - 7.1.26
Published
May 13, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026