Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1997
CVE-2020-1997
Description
An open redirection vulnerability in the GlobalProtect component of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows an attacker to specify an arbitrary redirection target away from the trusted GlobalProtect gateway. If the user then successfully authenticates it will cause them to access an unexpected and potentially malicious website. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.0 versions earlier than 8.0.14.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.1.0,<7.1.26
- (no CPE)range: <7.1.26, <8.0.14
- (no CPE)range: 7.1
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1997nvdVendor Advisory
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