CVE-2021-3059

PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability When Performing Dynamic Updates

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface exists when performing dynamic updates. This vulnerability enables a man-in-the-middle attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.3. Prisma Access customers that have Prisma Access 2.1 Preferred or Prisma Access 2.1 Innovation firewalls are impacted by this issue.

Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de inyección de comandos del sistema operativo en la interfaz de administración de PAN-OS de Palo Alto Networks cuando se llevan a cabo actualizaciones dinámicas. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a un atacante de tipo "man-in-the-middle" ejecutar comandos arbitrarios del sistema operativo para escalar privilegios. Este problema afecta a: PAN-OS versiones 8.1 anteriores a PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1; PAN-OS versiones 9.0 anteriores a PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3; PAN-OS versiones 9.1 anteriores a PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2; PAN-OS versiones 10.0 anteriores a PAN-OS 10.0.8; PAN-OS versiones 10.1 anteriores a PAN-OS 10.1.3. Los clientes de Prisma Access que presentan firewalls Prisma Access versión 2.1 Preferred o Prisma Access versión 2.1 Innovation están afectados por este problema

*Credits: Palo Alto Networks thanks CJ, an external security researcher, for discovering and reporting this issue.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-06 CVE Reserved
2021-11-10 CVE Published
2024-07-26 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3059	2021-11-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 8.1.0 <= 8.1.20 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 8.1.0 <= 8.1.20"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 9.0.0 <= 9.0.14 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 9.0.0 <= 9.0.14"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 9.1.0 <= 9.1.11 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 9.1.0 <= 9.1.11"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.8 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.8"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 10.1.0 < 10.1.3 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 10.1.0 < 10.1.3"		-		Affected