What is CVE-2019-17440?

CVE-2019-17440 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-os, classified under CWE-923. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2019-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2019-17440?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-os

CVE-2019-17440

Improper restriction of communications to Log Forwarding Card (LFC) on PA-7000 Series devices with second-generation Switch Management Card (SMC) may allow an attacker with network access to the LFC to gain root access to PAN-OS. This issu…

EPSS: 0.004 (64.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 8.0, 9.0, 8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-923

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-17440 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17440?: CVE-2019-17440 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-os, classified under CWE-923. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2019-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-17440?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.