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PAN-OS on PA-7000 Series: Improper restriction of communication to Log Forwarding Card (LFC) allows root access

CVE-2019-17440

Improper restriction of communications to Log Forwarding Card (LFC) on PA-7000 Series devices with second-generation Switch Management Card (SMC) may allow an attacker with network access to the LFC to gain root access to PAN-OS. This issue affects PAN-OS 9.0 versions prior to 9.0.5-h3 on PA-7080 and PA-7050 devices with an LFC installed and configured. This issue does not affect PA-7000 Series deployments using the first-generation SMC and the Log Processing Card (LPC). This issue does not affect any other PA series devices. This issue does not affect devices without an LFC. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 8.1 or prior releases. This issue only affected a very limited number of customers and we undertook individual outreach to help them upgrade. At the time of publication, all identified customers have upgraded SW or content and are not impacted.

No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:1.68%
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Attack Surface
Authentication
Weaponization
SSVC Action

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-923 ↗CWE-923 Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 9.0 < 9.0.5-h3 (affected)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.0 (unaffected), 8.1 (unaffected)

References & Technical Advisories

No reference links found.

Threat Intelligence Signals

EPSS Score
1.679%

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning AuthorityPalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Vendor · USA
Reserved2019-10-10T00:00:00
Published2019-12-20T15:22:18
Patch Date2019-12-19
Last Updated2024-09-17T01:56:43

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