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CVE-2020-1992

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 3.37%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-04-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1. It affects Palo Alto, PAN-OS. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2020-1992
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
3.37%
Palo Alto PAN-OS

Original NVD Description

A format string vulnerability in the Varrcvr daemon of PAN-OS on PA-7000 Series devices with a Log Forwarding Card (LFC) allows remote attackers to crash the daemon creating a denial of service condition or potentially execute code with root privileges. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 9.0 versions before 9.0.7; PAN-OS 9.1 versions before 9.1.2 on PA-7000 Series devices with an LFC installed and configured. This issue requires WildFire services to be configured and enabled. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 8.1 and earlier releases. This issue does not affect any other PA Series firewalls.

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