CVE-2021-3045
An OS command argument injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator to read any arbitrary file from the file system. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.19; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.10. PAN-OS 10.0 and later versions are not impacted.
- Affected products
- Pan-Os
- Paloaltonetworks Pan-os
- < 8.1.19, 9.0.14, 9.1.10
- Fix
- Available
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 0.8% (53th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-88
- NVD status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-08-11
Fix
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.19, PAN-OS 9.0.14, PAN-OS 9.1.10, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Workaround
This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS web interface. You can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS web interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.
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