{"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: Panorama context switch session cookie disclosure"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2020-2013","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-03-11T22:35:55.397Z","generator":{"date":"2026-03-11T22:35:55.397Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2020-2013","initial_release_date":"2020-05-13T16:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2020-05-13T09:00:00.000Z","summary":"Initial publication"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2020-2013","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-336","PANW-PAN-OS-333","PANW-PAN-OS-331","PANW-PAN-OS-337"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-313","PANW-PAN-OS-336","PANW-PAN-OS-333","PANW-PAN-OS-331","PANW-PAN-OS-337"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Panorama that discloses an authenticated PAN-OS administrator's PAN-OS session cookie. When an administrator issues a context switch request into a managed firewall with an affected PAN-OS Panorama version, their PAN-OS session cookie is transmitted over cleartext to the firewall. An attacker with the ability to intercept this network traffic between the firewall and Panorama can access the administrator's account and further manipulate devices managed by Panorama."}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2020-2013","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2013"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2020-2013","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2013"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Panorama that discloses an authenticated PAN-OS administrator's PAN-OS session cookie. When an administrator issues a context switch request into a managed firewall with an affected PAN-OS Panorama version, their PAN-OS session cookie is transmitted over cleartext to the firewall. An attacker with the ability to intercept this network traffic between the firewall and Panorama can access the administrator's account and further manipulate devices managed by Panorama."}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"CHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.3,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-313","PANW-PAN-OS-336","PANW-PAN-OS-333","PANW-PAN-OS-331","PANW-PAN-OS-337"]}]}]}