What is CVE-2019-17437?

CVE-2019-17437 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-17437?

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

Auth bypass in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2019-17437

An improper authentication check in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS may allow an authenticated low privileged non-superuser custom role user to elevate privileges and become superuser. This issue affects PAN-OS 7.1 versions prior to 7.1.25; 8.0 versions prior to 8.0.20; 8.1 versions prior to 8.1.11; 9.0 versions prior to 9.0.5. PAN-OS version 7.0 and prior EOL versions have not been evaluated for this issue.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions unspecified, 7.1, 8.0
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17437?: CVE-2019-17437 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-17437?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.