CVE-2020-2018 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the Panorama context switching feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, affecting multiple versions including 7.1, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0. An attacker with network access to the Panorama management interface can gain privileged access to managed firewalls, though some knowledge of the managed firewalls is required. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL) due to its network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1, < 7.1.26CPE 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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.4 Reddit, 1.3 Bluesky, 0.9 Mastodon, and 2.3 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.8 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.