What is CVE-2016-1712?

CVE-2016-1712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-1712?

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

Improper input validation in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os

CVE-2016-1712

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Paloaltonetworks Pan-os
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1712?: CVE-2016-1712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-1712?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.