Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x…
Priority LOW 34CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00355 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 to before 5.0.19; 5.1 to before 5.1.12; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.14; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.12; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.8 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.0.19; 5.1 to before 5.1.12; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.14; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.12; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.8 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1712
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jpx6-p7fw-5482
References
More CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company Pan-os vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-03172 PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtect KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-01936 PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-11675 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-00239 PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication Portal KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2016-1712 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1712 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jpx6-p7fw-5482 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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