CVE-2017-15944
Critical 9.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8 (CRITICAL)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 98% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-20, CWE-119
Affected products
paloaltonetworks: pan-os
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944 Vendor Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry