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.
Fixes

Solution

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1, PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3, PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2, PAN-OS 10.0.8, PAN-OS 10.1.3, and all later PAN-OS versions.


Workaround

You can disable scheduled dynamic updates for the firewall at 'Device Deployment > Dynamic Updates' in the web interface. Choosing not to receive dynamic updates will minimize your exposure to this vulnerability until you upgrade the PAN-OS firewall to a fixed version.

History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: palo_alto

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:03:16.819Z

Reserved: 2021-01-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-3059

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-10T17:15:10.030

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:20:52.403

Link: CVE-2021-3059

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