PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability When Performing Dynamic Updates
CVE-2021-3059

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks
Status
Pan-os
Prisma Access
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 November 2021

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2021-3059?

An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface exists when performing dynamic updates. This vulnerability enables a man-in-the-middle attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.3. Prisma Access customers that have Prisma Access 2.1 Preferred or Prisma Access 2.1 Innovation firewalls are impacted by this issue.

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Affected Version(s)

PAN-OS 10.0 < 10.0.8

PAN-OS 10.1 < 10.1.3

PAN-OS 8.1 < 8.1.20-h1

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3059
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Palo Alto Networks thanks CJ, an external security researcher, for discovering and reporting this issue.
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