OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2021-3059
Published: November 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58108
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3059
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface when performing dynamic updates. A remote attacker with ability to perform MitM (man-in-the-middle) attack can execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-3059
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 8.1.20-h1, 9.0.14-h3, 9.1.11-h2, 10.0.8, 10.1.3