CVE-2017-15944
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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
- 98.34% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 14 December 2017
- CISA KEV
- Listed 18 August 2022 · due 8 September 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-119
- Affected
- paloaltonetworks/pan-os
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 98.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15944
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.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.