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CVE-2017-15944

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 98.3%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 8 September 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
98.30% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 18 August 2022 · due 8 September 2022
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-119
Affected
paloaltonetworks/pan-os
Source
cve@mitre.org

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15944

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.