CVE-2023-6792
PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the XML API
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- palo_alto
Description
An OS command injection vulnerability in the XML API of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated API user to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with limited privileges on the firewall.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| palo_altoCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 8.1 – < 8.1.24
- affected 9.0 – < 9.0.17
- affected 9.1 – < 9.1.15
- affected 10.0 – < 10.0.12
- affected 10.1 – < 10.1.6
- unaffected 10.2 – < All
- unaffected 11.0 – < All
- unaffected 11.1 – < All
Palo Alto Networks · Prisma Access
- unaffected All
Palo Alto Networks · Cloud NGFW
- unaffected All
What to do
Solution: This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.24, PAN-OS 9.0.17, PAN-OS 9.1.15, PAN-OS 10.0.12, PAN-OS 10.1.6, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Workaround: Customers with a Threat Prevention subscription can block attacks for this vulnerability by enabling Threat ID 91715 (introduced in Applications and Threats content update 8473). This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS XML API. 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.
Exploitation: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
References (1)
Sources
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- 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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