CVE-2020-1992 is a critical format string vulnerability in the Varrcvr daemon of PAN-OS, specifically impacting PA-7000 Series devices with a Log Forwarding Card (LFC) running PAN-OS 9.0 (before 9.0.7) and 9.1 (before 9.1.2), requiring WildFire services to be enabled. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for denial of service or remote code execution with root privileges. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0, < 9.0.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.1, < 9.1.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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