High severity · published Nov 19, 2016
CVE-2016-9151
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…
7.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)1.2% · higher than 68% 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 5.0.20; 5.1 before 5.1.13; 6.0.0 before 6.0.15; 6.1.0 before 6.1.15; 7.0.0 before 7.0.11; 7.1.0 before 7.1.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9151
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9151
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/
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