CVE-2016-1712 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain elevated privileges on Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls due to improper sanitization of the root_reboot command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1712?
CVE-2016-1712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 2 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1712?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1712?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-1712 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1712 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-jpx6-p7fw-5482.