CVE-2019-1581Critical

CVE-2019-1581 Remote code execution in PAN-OS SSH management interface

Published
August 21, 2019
Last Modified
August 21, 2019

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📋 Description

Palo Alto Networks is aware of a remote code execution vulnerability in the PAN-OS SSH device management interface that can lead to unauthenticated remote users with network access to the SSH management interface gaining root access to PAN-OS. (Ref: # PAN-123564/ CVE-2019-1581). Successful exploitation will allow a remote, unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code by crafting and sending a malicious message to the SSH device management interface.
This issue affects PAN-OS 7.1.24 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.19 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.1.9 and earlier, and PAN-OS 9.0.3 and earlier.

🎯 Affected products1

  • PAN-OS

✅ Remediation

PAN-OS 7.1.24-h1 and later, PAN-OS 8.0.19-h1 and later, PAN-OS 8.1.9-h4 and later, and PAN-OS 9.0.3-h3 and later. Workarounds and mitigations: This issue affects the SSH management interface of PAN-OS and is strongly mitigated by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management interfaces. Our best practices guidelines reduce the exposure of device management interfaces to potential attacke...

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