What is CVE-2017-15940?

CVE-2017-15940 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-os, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2017-15940?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

CVE-2017-15940

The web interface packet capture management component in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.061 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15940?: CVE-2017-15940 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-os, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2017-15940?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.