CVE-2020-2048: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists where the password for the configured system proxy server for a PAN-OS appliance may be displayed in cleartext when using the CLI in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.17; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.11; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.2.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 8.1.0, before 8.1.17 (fixed in 8.1.17); from 9.0.0, before 9.0.11 (fixed in 9.0.11); from 9.1.0, before 9.1.2 (fixed in 9.1.2)

Published 2020-11-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.