OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2021-3058
Published: November 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58107
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3058
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the XML API. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted request to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-3058
Install updates from vendor's website.