CVE-2019-1581
PAN-OS: Remote code execution vulnerability in the PAN-OS SSH device management interface
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- palo_alto
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability in the PAN-OS SSH device management interface that can lead to unauthenticated remote users with network access to the SSH management interface gaining root access to PAN-OS. This issue affects PAN-OS 7.1 versions prior to 7.1.24-h1, 7.1.25; 8.0 versions prior to 8.0.19-h1, 8.0.20; 8.1 versions prior to 8.1.9-h4, 8.1.10; 9.0 versions prior to 9.0.3-h3, 9.0.4.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| palo_altoCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 7.1 – < 7.1.24-h1, 7.1.25
- affected 8.0 – < 8.0.19-h1, 8.0.20
- affected 8.1 – < 8.1.9-h4, 8.1.10
- affected 9.0 – < 9.0.3-h3, 9.0.4
- unknown all – ≤ 7.0
What to do
Solution: This issue has been resolved in PAN-OS 7.1.24-h1 and later, PAN-OS 8.0.19-h1 and later, PAN-OS 8.1.9-h4 and later, and PAN-OS 9.0.3-h3 and later.
Workaround: This issue affects the SSH management interface of PAN-OS and is strongly mitigated by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management interfaces. Our best practices guidelines reduce the exposure of device management interfaces to potential attacker.
References (1)
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1581 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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