CVE-2020-2022

HIGH

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 < 8.1.17 - Privilege Escalation via Context Switch Token Exposure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An information exposure vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Panorama software that discloses the token for the Panorama web interface administrator's session to a managed device when the Panorama administrator performs a context switch into that device. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain privileged access to the Panorama web interface. An attacker requires some knowledge of managed firewalls to exploit this issue. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.17; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.11; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.5.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2022

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0121
EPSS Percentile 64.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-200 CWE-269
Status published
Products (1)
paloaltonetworks/pan-os 8.1.0 - 8.1.17
Published Nov 12, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026