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CVE-2021-3059: An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface exists when performing dynamic updates. This vulnerability enables a man-in-the-middle attacker to execut...

CVE-2021-3059 · published 4 years ago
Summary

An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface exists when performing dynamic updates. This vulnerability enables a man-in-the-middle attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PA...

What to do

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
paloaltonetworks pan-os >= 8.1.0, <= 8.1.20
>= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.14
>= 9.1.0, <= 9.1.11
>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8
>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.3
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface exists when performing dynamic updates. This vulnerability enables a man-in-the-middle attacker to execut...
An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface exists when performing dynamic updates. This vulnerability enables a man-in-the-middle attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.3. Prisma Access customers that have Prisma Access 2.1 Preferred or Prisma Access 2.1 Innovation firewalls are impacted by this issue.
Fix within
Internet-facing 3 days
Internal 60 days
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
8.1 High
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-78OS Command Injection
Timeline
Published10 Nov 2021
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2021-3059 · NVD
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