CVE-2012-6593 Command injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on PAN-OS firewalls, requiring immediate upgrades to secure network infrastructure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-6593?

CVE-2012-6593 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 31 Aug 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 30088.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6593?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6593?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6593 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-2012-6593 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r7rv-fjgm-3f8g.

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