CVE-2016-3654

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The device management command line interface (CLI) in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.18, 5.1.x before 5.1.11, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.10, and 7.0.x before 7.0.5H2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands via an SSH command parameter.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 5.0.0 before 5.0.18; from 5.1 before 5.1.11; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.13; from 6.1.0 before 6.1.10; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.5 — fixed in 5.0.18, 5.1.11, 6.0.13, 6.1.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 5.0.18, 5.1.11, 6.0.13, 6.1.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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