CVE-2021-3059 PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability When Performing Dynamic Updates

High 8.1 Published 10 Nov 2021 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A man-in-the-middle attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands during dynamic updates to escalate privileges on PAN-OS firewalls.

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-2021-3059?

CVE-2021-3059 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 10 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface exists when performing dynamic updates. This vulnerability enables a man-in-the-middle attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.3. Prisma Access customers that have Prisma Access 2.1 Preferred or Prisma Access 2.1 Innovation firewalls are impacted by this issue.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3059?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2021-3059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-3059 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-2021-3059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-56p7-mg8r-j8fj.