CVE-2019-1576 Command Injection in PAN-OS
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Scope
UNCHANGED
Attack Complexity
LOW
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
Integrity Impact
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Description
A command injection vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Line Interface (CLI). (Ref PAN-111872/ CVE-2019-1576)
Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an authenticated attacker to gain access to a remote shell in PAN-OS, and potentially run with the escalated user’s permissions.
This issue affects PAN-OS 9.0.2 and earlier. PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 8.0 and PAN-OS 8.1 are NOT affected.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| PAN-OS 9.0 | <= 9.0.2 | >= 9.0.3 |
Severity: HIGH
CVSSv3.1 Base Score: 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Weakness Type
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Solution
PAN-OS 9.0.3 and later
Workarounds and Mitigations
N/A
Acknowledgments
Palo Alto Networks would like to thank Joe Graham at Rochester Institute of Technology for reporting this issue.