# CVE-2022-0030: PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in Web Interface

> A network-based attacker can bypass authentication in the PAN-OS web interface to impersonate an administrator and perform privileged actions.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 15 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6jrf-v33r-v8h2

## What is CVE-2022-0030?

CVE-2022-0030 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 12 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 web interface allows a network-based attacker with specific knowledge of the target firewall or Panorama appliance to impersonate an existing PAN-OS administrator and perform privileged actions.

Weakness: CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0030?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0030?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0030 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0030 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0030 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os

- [CVE-2024-3400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3400/): Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-2021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2021/): Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-15944](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15944/): Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-0300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0300/): Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-0012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0012/): Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0030 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0030 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 12 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0030 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0030/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0030/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0030
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0030
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0030

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0030/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.