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CVE-2017-15944

9.8, critical Known exploited

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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CVSS
9.8, critical critical CVSS v3.1
EPSS, next 30 days
98% higher than 99.9% of scored CVEs
Exploitation
Confirmed in the wild
Published
11 Dec 20178 years ago

Known exploited

CISA added this to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on 18 Aug 2022. US federal agencies had to remediate by 8 Sept 2022, a deadline that has passed.

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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.

Details

Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
Pan-os
Weakness
CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)
Status
Analyzed
Updated
17 Jun 2026
Assigner
cve@mitre.org

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References 6

Exploit code 2

Advisories 3

Other references 1

The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.

Other Palo Alto Networks CVEs

Every Palo Alto Networks CVE we hold

Same vendor in what we hold, not a known link between the flaws.

  • CVE-2026-0322 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Code Injection Vulnerability KEV EPSS 1% 7.2, high
  • CVE-2026-0257 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEV EPSS 97% 9.1, critical
  • CVE-2026-0300 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability KEV EPSS 32% 9.8, critical
  • CVE-2025-0108 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEV EPSS 98% 9.1, critical
  • CVE-2025-0111 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability KEV EPSS 2% 6.5, medium
  • CVE-2024-3393 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Malicious DNS Packet Vulnerability KEV EPSS 29% 7.5, high
  • CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEV EPSS 100% 9.8, critical
  • CVE-2024-9474 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface OS Command Injection Vulnerability KEV EPSS 95% 7.2, high

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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 16 Oct 2026, not the live upstream state.