VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-1712
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-264
- Affected
- paloaltonetworks/pan-os
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036326Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-1712
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036326Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-1712
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.