PAN-OS: Unsigned Code Execution During Plugin Installation Race Condition Vulnerability

A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator with permission to upload plugins to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges.

Work around:
Enable signatures for Unique Threat ID 91572 on traffic processed by the firewall to block attacks against CVE-2021-3054.

This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS web interface. You can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS web interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.