CVE-2016-1712

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-08-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 5.0.0 before 5.0.19; from 5.1 before 5.1.12; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.14; from 6.1.0 before 6.1.12; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.8 — fixed in 5.0.19, 5.1.12, 6.0.14, 6.1.12, 7.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 5.0.19, 5.1.12, 6.0.14, 6.1.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036326
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-1712
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036326
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-1712

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