CVE-2021-3061 PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)
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📋 Description
An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS command line interface (CLI) enables an authenticated administrator with access to the CLI to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges.
This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.3.
Prisma Access customers are not impacted by this issue.
🎯 Affected products2
- PAN-OS
- Prisma Access
✅ Remediation
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1, PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3, PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2, PAN-OS 10.0.8, PAN-OS 10.1.3, and all later PAN-OS versions. Workarounds and mitigations: This issue requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the PAN-OS CLI. You can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing PAN-OS software. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.