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Advisory severityHigh8.1Palo Alto Networks Exploited CISA KEV

High [CVE-2019-1579] Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Portal/Gateway Interface: 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

This high-severity Palo Alto Networks advisory covers CVE-2019-1579.

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CVE-2019-1579
Affected products & platforms
Palo Alto NetworksUnclassified
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Summary

Palo Alto Networks is aware of the reported remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its GlobalProtect portal and GlobalProtect Gateway interface products. The issue is already addressed in prior maintenance releases. (Ref: CVE-2019-1579) Successful exploitation of this issue allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

This issue affects PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier releases. PAN-OS 9.0 is not affected.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Listed:
Jan 10, 2022 · federal remediation due Jul 10, 2022
Required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware use:
Known

KEV is a prioritization signal from CISA — remediation detail still comes from the vendor advisory.

Affected versions
  • PAN-OS 8.1: <= 8.1.2
  • PAN-OS 8.0: <= 8.0.11-h1
  • PAN-OS 7.1: <= 7.1.18

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 23 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • PAN-OS 8.1: >= 8.1.3
  • PAN-OS 8.0: >= 8.0.12
  • PAN-OS 7.1: >= 7.1.19

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 23 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation
  • PAN-OS 7.1.19 and later, PAN-OS 8.0.12 and later, and PAN-OS 8.1.3 and later releases.
Temporary workarounds
  • Please see the customer advisory for more details here: https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/Customer-Advisories/Action-Recommended-Recent-Security-Advisory-PAN-SA-2019-0020-Ref/ta-p/278505 .
  • You are not affected if you do not have GlobalProtect enabled.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 23 days ago·verify at source

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