High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-2012
CVE-2020-2012
Description
Improper restriction of XML external entity reference ('XXE') vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Panorama management service allows remote unauthenticated attackers with network access to the Panorama management interface to read arbitrary files on the system. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS for Panorama 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS for Panorama 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS for Panorama 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7.
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Affected products
38.0.*+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 8.0.*
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.1.0,<=7.1.26
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2012nvdVendor Advisory
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