CVE-2016-9151
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 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.
Does this matter?
2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
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 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.
- 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
- 1.21% probability · 68th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 November 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- paloaltonetworks/pan-os
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% 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.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-40789source ↗ | Palo Alto Networks PanOS - 'root_reboot' Local Privilege Escalationlinux · Google Security Research | local | 18 November 2016 | yes |
| EDB-40788source ↗ | Palo Alto Networks PanOS - 'root_trace' Local Privilege Escalationlinux · Google Security Research | local | 18 November 2016 | yes |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.