CVE-2021-3059
highpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.015 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (12)
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references (7)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3059cnnvd
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3059cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/PAN-OS-code-execution-via-Dynamic-Updates-36871cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3834cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021111109cnnvd
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3059enisa_euvd
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3059Vendor Advisorynvd
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