TTCSIRT-322.07.08.20: TT-CSIRT ADVISORY- PALOALTO OS COMMAND INJECTION VULNERABILITY
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the PAN-OS GlobalProtect portal allows an unauthenticated network based attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges.
An attacker requires some knowledge of the firewall to exploit this issue
This issue cannot be exploited if GlobalProtect portal feature is not enabled.
This issue impacts PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.15; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.9; all versions of PAN-OS 8.0 and PAN-OS 7.1.
Prisma Access services are not impacted by this vulnerability.
This issue is applicable only where GlobalProtect portal is enabled.
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.15, PAN-OS 9.0.9, PAN-OS 9.1.3, and all later PAN-OS versions.
PAN-OS 7.1 and PAN-OS 8.0 are end-of-life (as of June 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019 respectively) and are no longer covered by Paloalto’s Product Security Assurance policies.
There are no workarounds and mitigations for this severity 8.1 (High) vulnerability.
The Trinidad and Tobago Cyber Security Incident Response Team (TTCSIRT) encourages users and administrators to review and apply the necessary updates.
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