Palo Alto PAN-OS OS Command Injection Allowing Auth Admin Arbitrary Exec
CVE-2023-6795 Published on December 13, 2023

PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the Web Interface
An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with limited privileges on the firewall.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-6795 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Timeline

Initial publication

Weakness Type

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2023-6795 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-6795

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Affected Versions

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.12%
Percentile
30.19%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.