Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KRITISCH 9.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2017-15944 · Published 11/12/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 18/08/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
PAN-OS Palo Alto Networks	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/102079 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id/1040007 · Broken Link
security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944 · Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com/exploits/43342 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/44597 · Exploit
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2017-15944

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