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CVE-2019-1579: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-01-10
• EPSS: 44.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-07-19 · updated 2026-10-02
• Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: before 7.1.19; from 8.0.0 before 8.0.12; from 8.1.0 before 8.1.3 — fixed in 7.1.19, 8.0.12, 8.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 7.1.19, 8.0.12, 8.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310
• https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Alto-GlobalProtect-with-Uber-as-case-study/
• https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310
• https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Alto-GlobalProtect-with-Uber-as-case-study/
• https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1579

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