CVE-2020-1997 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2020-1997

PAN-OS: GlobalProtect registration open redirect

5.3 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1997

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Affected Vendor

Palo Alto Networks

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Affected Software

PAN-OS

Vulnerable Versions:

8.1.*, 9.0.*, 9.1.*, 7.1, 8.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 13th, 2020

Last Modified: September 16th, 2024

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1204 User Execution

T1071 Application Layer Protocol

Command and Control

T1189 Drive-by Compromise

T1036 Masquerading

Defense Evasion