High severity · published Aug 2, 2016
CVE-2016-1712
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks
5.0.0 before 5.0.19; 5.1 before 5.1.12; 6.0.0 before 6.0.14; 6.1.0 before 6.1.12; 7.0.0 before 7.0.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1712
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1712
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036326
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-1712
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