PAN-OS: Configuration secrets for log forwarding may be logged in system logs

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software where configuration secrets for the “http”, “email”, and “snmptrap” v3 log forwarding server profiles can be logged to the logrcvr.log system log. Logged information may include up to 1024 bytes of...

GlobalProtect App: Insufficiently Protected Credentials Vulnerability on Linux

An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Linux that exposes the hashed credentials of GlobalProtect users that saved their password during previous GlobalProtect app sessions to other local users on the system. The exposed...

Cortex XSOAR: Secrets for SAML single sign-on (SSO) integration may be logged in system logs

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in Cortex XSOAR software where the secrets configured for the SAML single sign-on SSO integration can be logged to the '/var/log/demisto/' server logs when testing the integration during setup. This logged information includes the...

PAN-OS: Shell injection vulnerability in PAN-OS CLI allows execution of shell commands

A shell command injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS CLI allows a local authenticated user to escape the restricted shell and escalate privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions...

Informational: Impact of the OpenSSH Vulnerability CVE-2021-41617 on PAN-OS

The Palo Alto Networks Product Security Assurance team has evaluated the OpenSSH software CVE-2021-41617 vulnerability. PAN-OS and Prisma SD-WAN ION software does not utilize the ssh configuration options required to exploit this vulnerability. There are no scenarios that enable successful...

Bridgecrew Checkov: Unsafe deserialization of Terraform files allows code execution

An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bridgecrew Checkov by Prisma Cloud allows arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious terraform file. This issue impacts Checkov 2.0 versions earlier than Checkov 2.0.26. Checkov 1.0 versions are not impacted. Work around: Do not run Checkov on...

PAN-OS: Administrator secrets are logged in web server logs when using the PAN-OS XML API incorrectly

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software where secrets in PAN-OS XML API requests are logged in cleartext to the web server logs when the API is used incorrectly. This vulnerability applies only to PAN-OS appliances that are configured to...

Local privilege escalation

Palo Alto Networks firewalls do not properly sanitize the rootreboot local invocation which can potentially allow executing code with higher privileges Ref. 92293 CVE-2016-1712. Exploitation of this privilege escalation is restricted to local users. Potential attackers would have to first obtain ...

Command Injection in Command Line Interface

Palo Alto Networks firewalls implement a command line interface for interactive configuration through a serial interface or a remote SSH session. An issue was identified that can cause incorrect parsing of a specific SSH command parameter, leading to arbitrary command execution on the OS level...

GlobalProtect App: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability When Using Connect Before Logon With SAML Authentication

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists within the Connect Before Logon feature of the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app when the feature is configured to use SAML authentication that enables a local attacker to escalate to SYSTEM or root privileges when...

PAN-OS: Panorama management server log injection

A missing authorization vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS Panorama allows a remote unauthenticated user to inject messages into the management server ms.log file. This vulnerability can be leveraged to obfuscate an ongoing attack or fabricate log entries in the ms.log fil...

PAN-OS: OS command injection vulnerability in GlobalProtect portal

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS GlobalProtect portal allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. An attacker would require some level of specific information about the configuration of an impacted firewall or perform...

Bridgecrew Checkov: Unsafe deserialization of Terraform files allows code execution

An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bridgecrew Checkov by Prisma Cloud allows arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious terraform file. This issue impacts Checkov 2.0 versions earlier than Checkov 2.0.139. Checkov 1.0 versions are not impacted. Work around: Do not run Checkov on...

PAN-OS: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in management web interface

A reflected cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability exists in the PAN-OS management web interface. A remote attacker able to convince an administrator with an active authenticated session on the firewall management interface to click on a crafted link to that management web interface could...

PAN-OS: Weak Cryptography Used in Web Interface Authentication

A cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator PRNG is used during authentication to the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface. This enables an authenticated attacker, with the capability to observe their own authentication secrets over a long duration on the PAN-OS appliance, to...

PAN-OS: GlobalProtect Portal PHP session fixation vulnerability

The GlobalProtect Portal feature in PAN-OS does not set a new session identifier after a successful user login, which allows session fixation attacks, if an attacker is able to control a user's session ID. This issue affects: All PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0 versions; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.1...

PAN-OS: XML API Keys Revoked by Read-Only PAN-OS Administrator

An improper privilege management vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-only administrator to revoke active XML API keys from the firewall and disrupt XML API usage. Work around: This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS...

Cortex XSOAR: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Web Interface

A stored cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in Palo Alto Network Cortex XSOAR web interface enables an authenticated network-based attacker to store a persistent javascript payload that will perform arbitrary actions in the Cortex XSOAR web interface on behalf of authenticated administrators...

Prisma Cloud Compute: User role authorization secret for Console leaked through log file export

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud Compute Console where a secret used to authorize the role of the authenticated user is logged to a debug log file. Authenticated Operator role and Auditor role users with access to the debug log...

Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of loaded DLL leads to local privilege escalation

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory...

PAN-OS API denial of service

Palo Alto Networks firewalls offer an API to query and modify the configuration of the device. While access to this API is protected by the use of an API key, an issue was recently identified leading to a potential unauthenticated denial of service attack. Ref 91728...

PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in Web Interface

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 web interface allows a network-based attacker with specific knowledge of the target firewall or Panorama appliance to impersonate an existing PAN-OS administrator and perform privileged actions. Work around: Customers wit...

PAN-OS: Panorama context switch session cookie disclosure

A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Panorama that discloses an authenticated PAN-OS administrator's PAN-OS session cookie. When an administrator issues a context switch request into a managed firewall with an affected PAN-OS Panorama versio...

Local Privilege Escalation in GlobalProtect App for Windows

A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the GlobalProtect App for Windows auto-update feature that can allow for modification of a GlobalProtect App MSI installer package on disk before installation. Ref GPC-8977, CVE-2019-17435 Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a...

Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of user-controlled file leads to local privilege escalation

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows platforms that enables an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory...

GlobalProtect App: Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability Leads to Local Privilege Escalation

An improper link resolution before file access 'link following' vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows that enables a local attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges under certain circumstances. This iss...

GlobalProtect App: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability When Connecting to Portal or Gateway

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app that enables a man-in-the-middle attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. This issue impacts: GlobalProtect app 5.3 versions earlier than...

PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the XML API

An OS command injection vulnerability in the XML API of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated API user to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with limited privileges on the firewall. Work around: Customers with a Threat Prevention subscription can...

Cortex XDR Agent: Exceptional condition denial-of-service (DoS)

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR...

Local Privilege Escalation in GlobalProtect App for Linux and Mac OS

A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect App for Linux and Mac OSX that can allow non-root users to overwrite root files on the file system. Ref GPC-8945, CVE-2019-17436 Successful exploitation of this issue may allow a low-privileged local user to escalate their...

Denial of Service in PAN-OS Management Interface

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the SNMP library that affects PAN-OS Management Interface. Ref PAN-106922, CVE-2018-18065. Successful exploitation of this issue would allow a remote unauthenticated user to cause the SNMP daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service. The...

PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) Using a Specially Crafted Packet

A denial-of-service DoS vulnerability in the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol SCEP authentication feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables an unauthenticated attacker to initiate system reboots using a maliciously crafted packet. Repeated attempts to initiate a reboot causes t...

PAN-OS: Impact of the Raccoon Attack Vulnerability CVE-2020-1968

In versions of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software earlier than PAN-OS 10.0, the DHE cipher available for use in traffic decryption improperly shares a cryptographic secret across multiple TLS connections, which weakens its cryptographic strength. This is a prerequisite for successful exploitation...

Cortex XDR Agent: Improper Control of User-Controlled File Leads to Local Privilege Escalation

A local privilege escalation PE vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows platforms that enables an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. Exploiting this vulnerability requires the user to have file creation privilege in the...

PAN-OS: OS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability

An OS command injection and memory corruption vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface that allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code and OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than...

PAN-OS: A format string vulnerability in PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows local privilege escalation

A format string vulnerability in the PAN-OS log daemon logd on Panorama allows a network based attacker with knowledge of registered firewall devices and access to Panorama management interfaces to execute arbitrary code, bypassing the restricted shell and escalating privileges. This issue affect...

PAN-OS: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in HTTP/2 Packet Captures

A vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® software enables unlicensed administrators to view clear-text data captured using the packet capture feature https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/11-0/pan-os-admin/monitoring/take-packet-captures/take-a-custom-packet-capture in decrypted HTTP/...

PAN-OS: User Impersonation in GlobalProtect SSL VPN

A vulnerability in the GlobalProtect Gateway in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated attacker to impersonate another user and send network packets to internal assets. However, this vulnerability does not allow the attacker to receive response packets from those internal...

PAN-OS: Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability in GlobalProtect Portal and Gateway Interfaces

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portal and gateway interfaces that enables an unauthenticated network-based attacker to send specifically crafted traffic to a GlobalProtect interface that causes the service to stop responding...

PAN-OS: OS command injection vulnerability in the management web interface

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS management interface that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.16; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.10; PAN-OS 9.1...

OpenSSH vulnerabilities

OpenSSH contains two vulnerabilities CVE-2016-0777 and CVE-2016-0778 affecting the SSH client roaming feature when connecting to a malicious server. Exploitation of this issue can leak portions of memory from the SSH client process. Ref 90508...

PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the Web Interface

An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with limited privileges on the firewall. Work around: This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access...

GlobalProtect App: Information Exposure Vulnerability When Connecting to GlobalProtect Portal With Single Sign-On Enabled

An information exposure vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows and MacOS where the credentials of the local user account are sent to the GlobalProtect portal when the Single Sign-On feature is enabled in the GlobalProtect portal configuration. This product...

Cortex XDR Agent: Unintended Program Execution Leads to Local Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability

A local privilege escalation PE vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent software on Windows that enables an authenticated local user with file creation privilege in the Windows root directory such as C:\ to execute a program with elevated privileges. This issue impacts all...

PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability When Performing Dynamic Updates

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: Authentication bypass vulnerability in GlobalProtect client certificate verification

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the GlobalProtect SSL VPN component of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that allows an attacker to bypass all client certificate checks with an invalid certificate. A remote attacker can successfully authenticate as any user and gain access to...

PAN-OS: URL filtering policy is not enforced on TLS handshakes for decrypted HTTPS sessions

When SSL/TLS Forward Proxy Decryption mode has been configured to decrypt the web transactions, the PAN-OS URL filtering feature inspects the HTTP Host and URL path headers for policy enforcement on the decrypted HTTPS web transactions but does not consider Server Name Indication SNI field within...

Impact of Terrapin SSH Attack

The Terrapin attack allows an attacker with the ability to intercept SSH traffic on affected Palo Alto Networks products through machine-in-the-middle or MitM attacks to downgrade connection security and force the usage of less secure client authentication algorithms when an administrator or user...

PAN-OS: Reflected Amplification Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability in URL Filtering

A PAN-OS URL filtering policy misconfiguration could allow a network-based attacker to conduct reflected and amplified TCP denial-of-service RDoS attacks. The DoS attack would appear to originate from a Palo Alto Networks PA-Series hardware, VM-Series virtual and CN-Series container firewall...

Prisma Cloud: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Prisma Cloud Compute Web Console

A reflected cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability exists in the Prisma Cloud Compute web console that enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the browser-based web console while an authenticated administrator is using that web interface. Prisma Cloud Compute SaaS versio...