CVE-2023-38046

mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.46% (39th) EPSS

CVSS 4.9 · medium

Is it mine?

9 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

A vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables an authenticated administrator with the privilege to commit a specifically created configuration to read local files and resources from the system.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808siemens_psirt
Upgrade Palo Alto Networks Virtual NGFW V11.0.1. Contact Siemens customer support to receive patch and update information.
FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808cisa_csaf_ot
Upgrade Palo Alto Networks Virtual NGFW V11.0.1. Contact Siemens customer support to receive patch and update information.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US

v3.15.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · psirt@paloaltonetworks.comexploitability 1.2 · impact 4.2

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.14.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-610USprimaryCWE-610USCWE-610USCWE-610US

affected products (9)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

RUGGEDCOM APE1808all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2 → 10.2.4enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.0 → 11.0.1enisa_euvdEU
Palo Alto Networks Inc. PAN-OS≤ 10.2.4fstec_bduRU
Palo Alto Networks Inc. PAN-OS≤ 11.0.1fstec_bduRU
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.0 → 10.2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks pan-os= 11.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808≤ vers:all/*siemens_psirtDE

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SSA-822518SSA-822518: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Virtual NGFW Before V11.0.1 on RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices2024-04-09csaf · siemens_psirtDE
Palo Alto Networks has published [1] information on vulnerabilities in PAN-OS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products affected by these vulnerabilities. Siemens is preparing updates and recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available. Customers are advised to consult and implement the workarounds provided in Palo Alto Networks' upstream security notifications. [1] https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/?version=10.2.2&product=PAN-OS
WID-SEC-W-2023-1735PaloAlto Networks PAN-OS: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2023-07-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in PaloAlto Networks PAN-OS ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
ICSA-24-102-03Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE18082024-04-09icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Palo Alto Networks has published [1] information on vulnerabilities in PAN-OS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products affected by these vulnerabilities. Siemens is preparing updates and recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available. Customers are advised to consult and implement the workarounds provided in Palo Alto Networks' upstream security notifications. [1] https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/?version=10.2.2&product=PAN-OS

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisa_csaf_ot nvd siemens_psirt cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-07-12modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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