CVE-2023-6795 PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the Web Interface
Description
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.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud NGFW | None | All |
| PAN-OS 11.1 | None | All |
| PAN-OS 11.0 | None | All |
| PAN-OS 10.2 | None | All |
| PAN-OS 10.1 | < 10.1.3 | >= 10.1.3 |
| PAN-OS 10.0 | < 10.0.9 | >= 10.0.9 |
| PAN-OS 9.1 | < 9.1.12 | >= 9.1.12 |
| PAN-OS 9.0 | < 9.0.17 | >= 9.0.17 |
| PAN-OS 8.1 | < 8.1.24-h1 | >= 8.1.24-h1 |
| Prisma Access | None | All |
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSSv4.0 Base Score: 5.9 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:L/U:Green)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type
Solution
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.24-h1, PAN-OS 9.0.17, PAN-OS 9.1.12, PAN-OS 10.0.9, PAN-OS 10.1.3, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Please note that customers impacted by the PAN-OS root and default certificate expiration issue must carefully select the fixed version of PAN-OS they upgrade their devices to when addressing this vulnerability to not reintroduce the certificate issue. More information and support for the certificate expiration issue in PAN-OS is available at https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/customer-advisories/emergency-update-required-pan-os-root-and-default-certificate/ta-p/564672.
Workarounds and Mitigations
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 the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.