CVE-2016-9149
The Addresses Object parser in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 mishandles single quote characters, which allows remote authenticated…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.04%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Addresses Object parser in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 mishandles single quote characters, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct XPath injection attacks via a crafted string.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.04% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Affected
- paloaltonetworks/pan-os
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9149
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9149
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.