CVE-2020-2039

MEDIUM

PAN-OS 8.1.0-8.1.15 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Management Web Interface File Upload

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows for a remote unauthenticated user to upload temporary files through the management web interface that are not properly deleted after the request is finished. It is possible for an attacker to disrupt the availability of the management web interface by repeatedly uploading files until available disk space is exhausted. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.16; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.4; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2039

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.1115
EPSS Percentile 93.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (1)
paloaltonetworks/pan-os 8.1.0 - 8.1.16
Published Sep 09, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026