CVE-2021-3059

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

State: Published
Severity: 8.1 High
Published: Nov 10, 2021
Updated: Sep 16, 2024
Reserved: Jan 6, 2021

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.1 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	palo_alto

Weaknesses

CWE-78 OS Command Injection

Affected Products

Product	Versions
PAN-OSPalo Alto Networks	10.0 to before 10.0.8Affectedfrom 10.0.8Not affected 10.1 to before 10.1.3Affectedfrom 10.1.3Not affected 8.1 to before 8.1.20-h1Affectedfrom 8.1.20-h1Not affected 9.0 to before 9.0.14-h3Affectedfrom 9.0.14-h3Not affected 9.1 to before 9.1.11-h2Affectedfrom 9.1.11-h2Not affected
Prisma AccessPalo Alto Networks	2.1 InnovationAffected 2.1 PreferredAffected all to before 2.2*Not affected

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3059

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