CVE-2023-0004: PAN-OS: Local File Deletion Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-703

Description

A local file deletion vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to delete files from the local file system with elevated privileges. These files can include logs and system components that impact the integrity and availability of PAN-OS software.

Affected products

Fedoraproject Fedora: 37, 38, 39 (and their updates)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 8.1.0 before 8.1.24; from 9.0.0 before 9.0.17; from 9.1.0 before 9.1.15; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.11; from 10.1.0 before 10.1.6 — fixed in 8.1.24, 9.0.17, 9.1.15, 10.0.11, 10.1.6
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 8.1 before 8.1.24; from 9.0 before 9.0.17; from 9.1 before 9.1.15; from 10.0 before 10.0.11; from 10.1 before 10.1.6 — fixed in 8.1.24, 9.0.17, 9.1.15, 10.0.11, 10.1.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.24, 9.0.17, 9.1.15, 10.0.11; Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.24, 9.0.17, 9.1.15, 10.0.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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