What is CVE-2015-6531?

CVE-2015-6531 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2015-6531?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os

CVE-2015-6531

Palo Alto Networks Panorama VM Appliance with PAN-OS before 6.0.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via a crafted firmware image file.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2017-06-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2015-02 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76862 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6531?: CVE-2015-6531 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2015-6531?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.