CVE-2023-6793: PAN-OS: XML API Keys Revoked by Read-Only PAN-OS Administrator

Severity: low (CVSS 2.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-only administrator to revoke active XML API keys from the firewall and disrupt XML API usage.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 9.1.0 before 9.1.17; from 10.0.0 through 10.0.12; from 10.1.0 before 10.1.11; from 10.2.0 before 10.2.5; from 11.0.0 before 11.0.2 — fixed in 9.1.17, 10.1.11, 10.2.5, 11.0.2
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 9.0 before 9.0.17-h4; from 9.1 before 9.1.17; from 10.0; from 10.1 before 10.1.11; from 10.2 before 10.2.5; from 11.0 before 11.0.2 — fixed in 8.1, 9.0.17-h4, 9.1.17, 10.1.11, 10.2.5, 11.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 9.1.17, 10.1.11, 10.2.5, 11.0.2; Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1, 9.0.17-h4, 9.1.17, 10.1.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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