CVE-2019-1579

high-risk
Published 2019-07-19

Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Do I need to act?

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92.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 7% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Paloaltonetworks

References (9)

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310
Exploit https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Al...
Broken Link https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
Vendor Advisory https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310
Exploit https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Al...
Broken Link https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
Vendor Advisory https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal