{"id":"CVE-2019-1579","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-1579","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:27:32.875Z","title":"Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.","published":"2019-07-19T22:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-02T04:18:01.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@paloaltonetworks.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-134"],"affected":["paloaltonetworks/pan-os"],"epss":{"score":0.44159,"percentile":0.98749,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.44159,"percentile":0.98746}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-01-10","dueDate":"2022-07-10","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1579"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 July 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@paloaltonetworks.com"},{"url":"https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Alto-GlobalProtect-with-Uber-as-case-study/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"psirt@paloaltonetworks.com"},{"url":"https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"psirt@paloaltonetworks.com"},{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@paloaltonetworks.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Alto-GlobalProtect-with-Uber-as-case-study/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1579","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1579","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}