Improper Authentication in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2021-3046

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Improper Authentication in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2021-3046

Published: August 12, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55821
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3046
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to impersonate other users.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests in the GlobalProtect Portal and GlobalProtect Gateway. A remote SAML authenticated user can bypass authentication process and impersonate any other application user.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-3046

Install updates from vendor's website.

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