CVE-2012-6603 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication in the PAN-OS web management UI to gain administrator privileges.
- 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-2012-6603?
CVE-2012-6603 is a critical authentication bypass 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
The web management UI in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.10, and 4.1.x before 4.1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrator privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 37034.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6603?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6603?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2012-6603 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6603 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-q8cv-h3rc-632g.