CVE-2020-2040
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2020
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
PAN-OS: Buffer overflow when Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enabled
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
PAN-OS
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Product
- PAN-OS
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0.* | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 9.0 | affected | custom | 9.0.9 | Unavailable |
|
| 9.1 | affected | custom | 9.1.3 | Unavailable |
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| 8.1 | affected | custom | 8.1.15 | Unavailable |
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| 10.0.0 | unaffected | custom | 10.0* | Unavailable | None listed |