CVE-2021-3032: PAN-OS: Configuration secrets for log forwarding may be logged in system logs

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-532

Description

An information exposure through log file vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software where configuration secrets for the “http”, “email”, and “snmptrap” v3 log forwarding server profiles can be logged to the logrcvr.log system log. Logged information may include up to 1024 bytes of the configuration including the username and password in an encrypted form and private keys used in any certificate profiles set for log forwarding server profiles. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.18; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.12; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.4; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 8.1.0 before 8.1.18; from 9.0.0 before 9.0.12; from 9.1.0 before 9.1.4; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.1 — fixed in 8.1.18, 9.0.12, 9.1.4, 10.0.1
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 8.1 before 8.1.18; from 9.0 before 9.0.12; from 9.1 before 9.1.4; from 10.0 before 10.0.1 — fixed in 8.1.18, 9.0.12, 9.1.4, 10.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.18, 9.0.12, 9.1.4, 10.0.1; Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.18, 9.0.12, 9.1.4, 10.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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