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CVE-2016-9151

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 5.0.0 before 5.0.20; from 5.1 before 5.1.13; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.15; from 6.1.0 before 6.1.15; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.11; from 7.1.0 before 7.1.6 — fixed in 5.0.20, 5.1.13, 6.0.15, 6.1.15, 7.0.11, 7.1.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 5.0.20, 5.1.13, 6.0.15, 6.1.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/

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