Medium severity · published Jul 12, 2023
CVE-2023-38046
A vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables an authenticated administrator with the privilege to commit a specifically created configuration to read…
4.9
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables an authenticated administrator with the privilege to commit a specifically created configuration to read local files and resources from the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% 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
10.2.0 before 10.2.4; 11.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38046
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38046
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-38046
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