Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU35712

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1576

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

Command injection in PAN-0S 9.0.2 and earlier may allow an authenticated attacker to gain access to a remote shell in PAN-OS, and potentially run with the escalated user’s permissions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 8.1.1 - 9.0.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.4-h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.6-h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:8.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1576

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.