Is CVE-2020-2003 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-2003 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-2003?

CVE-2020-2003 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-2003?

CVE-2020-2003 has an EPSS score of 0.94% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2003?

Upgrade pan-os to 9.1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-2003

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An external control of filename vulnerability in the command processing of PAN-OS allows an authenticated administrator to delete arbitrary system files affecting the integrity of the system or causing denial of service to all PAN-OS services. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions before 8.1.14; PAN-OS 9.0 versions before 9.0.7; PAN-OS 9.1 versions before 9.1.1.

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path

How to fix

Remediation Available

pan-osNVD

Affected:>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.1Fixed in:9.1.1CVE-2020-2003derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.paloaltonetworks.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-39952	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-8517	Critical	9.8	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-4634	Critical	9.8	83%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-17246	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-43451	Medium	6.5	82%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-33053	High	8.8	82%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.