CVE-2023-6795
PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the Web Interface
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- palo_alto
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.
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 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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)
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-h1
- affected 9.0 – < 9.0.17
- affected 9.1 – < 9.1.12
- affected 10.0 – < 10.0.9
- affected 10.1 – < 10.1.3
- 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-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.
Workaround: 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.
Exploitation: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
References (1)
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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