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CVE-2017-8390

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The DNS Proxy in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.18, 7.x before 7.0.16, 7.1.x before 7.1.11, and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted domain name.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: through 6.1.17; 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6 (+24) (and their updates)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99911
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038976
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-8390
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99911
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038976
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-8390

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