Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1975
CVE-2020-1975
Description
Missing XML validation vulnerability in the PAN-OS web interface on Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary XML that results in privilege escalation. This issue affects PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.12 and PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.6. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 8.0, or PAN-OS 9.1 or later versions.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=8.1.0,<8.1.12
- (no CPE)range: <8.1.12, <9.0.6
- (no CPE)range: 8.1
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1975nvdVendor Advisory
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