CVE-2012-6591 Command injection in n/a
Remote authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary commands on Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS devices via the device-management CLI.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-6591?
CVE-2012-6591 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 31 Aug 2013. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 31116.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6591?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6591?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2012-6591 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6591 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
- CVE-2024-3400 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection
- CVE-2020-2021 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2017-15944 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-0300 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjjc-j4cj-mpm6.