CVE-2021-3050 PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in Web Interface

High 8.8 Published 11 Aug 2021 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges in the PAN-OS web interface.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-3050?

CVE-2021-3050 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 11 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 9.0 version 9.0.10 through PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 version 9.1.4 through PAN-OS 9.1.10; PAN-OS 10.0 version 10.0.7 and earlier PAN-OS 10.0 versions; PAN-OS 10.1 version 10.1.0 through PAN-OS 10.1.1. Prisma Access firewalls and firewalls running PAN-OS 8.1 versions are not impacted by this issue.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3050?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2021-3050?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-3050 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-2021-3050 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4q7c-2w2g-hrfp.