Input validation error in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2022-0024
Published: May 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63073
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0024
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A authenticated network-based PAN-OS administrator can upload a specifically created configuration that disrupts system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges when the configuration is committed on both hardware and virtual firewalls.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-0024
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 8.1.23, 9.0.16, 9.1.13, 10.0.10, 10.1.5