{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"PAN-OS: Impact of Telnet Remote-Code-Execution (RCE) Vulnerability (CVE-2020-10188)"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2020-10188","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-04-11T00:53:04.598Z","generator":{"date":"2026-04-11T00:53:04.598Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2020-10188","initial_release_date":"2021-09-08T16:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2021-09-08T09:00:00.000Z","summary":"Initial publication"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2020-10188","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-289","PANW-PAN-OS-290","PANW-PAN-OS-291","PANW-PAN-OS-294"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-289","PANW-PAN-OS-290","PANW-PAN-OS-291","PANW-PAN-OS-294"],"known_not_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-271"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Telnet-based administrative management service included with PAN-OS software allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.\n\nThe Telnet-based administrative management service is disabled by default and this issue is not exploitable if this service is disabled.\n\nThis issue does not impact SSH or HTTPS management interfaces. This issue does not affect Prisma Access."}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2020-10188","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10188"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2020-10188","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-10188"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Telnet-based administrative management service included with PAN-OS software allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.\n\nThe Telnet-based administrative management service is disabled by default and this issue is not exploitable if this service is disabled.\n\nThis issue does not impact SSH or HTTPS management interfaces. This issue does not affect Prisma Access."}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-289","PANW-PAN-OS-290","PANW-PAN-OS-291","PANW-PAN-OS-294"]}]}]}