CVE-2020-1975 is a missing XML validation vulnerability in the PAN-OS web interface affecting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS versions 8.1 prior to 8.1.12 and 9.0 prior to 9.0.6. An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary XML, leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.1.0, < 8.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.1, < 8.1.12CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0, < 9.0.6CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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