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CVE-2016-9151

Palo Alto Networks PanOS - 'root_trace' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS en versiones anteriores a 5.0.20, 5.1.x en versiones anteriores a 5.1.13, 6.0.x en versiones anteriores a 6.0.15, 6.1.x en versiones anteriores a 6.1.15, 7.0.x en versiones anteriores a 7.0.11 y 7.1.x en versiones anteriores a 7.1.6 permite a los usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de variables de entorno no especificadas.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-11-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-11-19 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Paloaltonetworks
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Pan-os
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>= 5.0.0 < 5.0.20
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Paloaltonetworks
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Pan-os
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>= 5.1 < 5.1.13
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Paloaltonetworks
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Pan-os
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>= 6.0.0 < 6.0.15
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Affected
Paloaltonetworks
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Pan-os
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>= 6.1.0 < 6.1.15
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Affected
Paloaltonetworks
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Pan-os
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>= 7.0.0 < 7.0.11
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Affected
Paloaltonetworks
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Pan-os
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>= 7.1.0 < 7.1.6
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Affected