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High · 8.1 CVE-2020-1979 EUVD-2020-12769GHSA-x3hm-crq5-m74w

PAN-OS: A format string vulnerability in PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows local privilege escalation

Published Mar 11, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by palo_alto

Description

A format string vulnerability in the PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows a network based attacker with knowledge of registered firewall devices and access to Panorama management interfaces to execute arbitrary code, bypassing the restricted shell and escalating privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13 on Panorama. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 – < 8.1.13 8.1.13

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