VulnerabilityAnalyzed
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-15944US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.