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CVE-2020-2040

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.94%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-09-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects PAN-OS. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2020-2040
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.94%
PAN-OS

Original NVD Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of PAN-OS 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.15; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.9; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3.

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