OS Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2021-3061
Published: November 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58110
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3061
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in PAN-OS command line interface (CLI). A local administrator can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-3061
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