{"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: Passwords may be logged in clear text while storing operational command (op command) history"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2020-2044","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-04-08T08:17:05.273Z","generator":{"date":"2026-04-08T08:17:05.273Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2020-2044","initial_release_date":"2020-09-09T16:00:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2020-09-09T09:00:00.000Z","summary":"Initial publication"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2020-2044","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-321","PANW-PAN-OS-322","PANW-PAN-OS-323"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-313","PANW-PAN-OS-321","PANW-PAN-OS-322","PANW-PAN-OS-323"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"An information exposure through log file vulnerability where an administrator's password or other sensitive information may be logged in cleartext while using the CLI in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. The opcmdhistory.log file was introduced to track operational command (op-command) usage but did not mask all sensitive information.\n\nThe opcmdhistory.log file is removed in PAN-OS 9.1 and later PAN-OS versions. Command usage is recorded, instead, in the req_stats.log file in PAN-OS 9.1 and later PAN-OS versions.\n"}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2020-2044","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2044"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2020-2044","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2044"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"An information exposure through log file vulnerability where an administrator's password or other sensitive information may be logged in cleartext while using the CLI in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. The opcmdhistory.log file was introduced to track operational command (op-command) usage but did not mask all sensitive information.\n\nThe opcmdhistory.log file is removed in PAN-OS 9.1 and later PAN-OS versions. Command usage is recorded, instead, in the req_stats.log file in PAN-OS 9.1 and later PAN-OS versions.\n"}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":3.3,"baseSeverity":"LOW"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-313","PANW-PAN-OS-321","PANW-PAN-OS-322","PANW-PAN-OS-323"]}]}]}