Medium severity · published Dec 13, 2023
CVE-2023-6792
An OS command injection vulnerability in the XML API of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated API user to disrupt system processes and potentially execute…
6.3
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An OS command injection vulnerability in the XML API of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated API user to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with limited privileges on the firewall.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 67% 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
8.1.0 before 8.1.24; 9.0.0 before 9.0.17; 9.1.0 before 9.1.15; 10.0.0 before 10.0.12; 10.1.0 before 10.1.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6792
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6792
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6792
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