CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-15944

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2017-12-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains multiple, unspecified vulnerabilities which can allow for remote code execution when chained.

Added to KEV
2022-08-18
Remediation due
2022-09-08
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15944
Status
Analyzed
Published
2017-12-11
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-119, CWE-20

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.

Affected configurations

• paloaltonetworks pan-os (< 6.1.19) • paloaltonetworks pan-os (>= 7.0.0 < 7.0.19) • paloaltonetworks pan-os (>= 7.1.0 < 7.1.14) • paloaltonetworks pan-os (>= 8.0.0 < 8.0.6)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References