CVE-2021-3054
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CVE-2021-3054 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.6/10 on the CVSS scale. A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator with permission to upload plugins to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.7; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.2. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator with permission to upload plugins to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.7; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.2. This issue does not affect Prisma Access.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 8.1.0, < 8.1.20 |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.14 |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 9.1.0, < 9.1.11 |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.7 |
| Paloaltonetworks | Pan-Os | >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.2 |
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3054Vendor Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3054Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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