TI-2021-02196 Aliases CVE-2021-3058 GHSA-jr79-8rh7-gxxh

PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in Web Interface XML API

MEDIUM 41CWE-78Published 2021-11-10 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator with permissions to use XML API the ability to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.3. This issue does not impact Prisma Access firewalls.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01649 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks): 10.1.3, 9.0.14-h3, 8.1.20-h1 +2Prisma Access (Palo Alto Networks): 2.1 all, 2.2 all

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
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	10.1 to before 10.1.3; 9.0 to before 9.0.14-h3; 8.1 to before 8.1.20-h1; 9.1 to before 9.1.11-h2; 10.0 to before 10.0.8	10.1.3, 9.0.14-h3, 8.1.20-h1, 9.1.11-h2, 10.0.8	Patch available	CNA
Palo Alto Networks	Prisma Access	—	2.1 all, 2.2 all	Patch available	CNA

PAN-OS VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 10.1 to before 10.1.3; 9.0 to before 9.0.14-h3; 8.1 to before 8.1.20-h1; 9.1 to before 9.1.11-h2; 10.0 to before 10.0.8 Fixed in 10.1.3, 9.0.14-h3, 8.1.20-h1, 9.1.11-h2, 10.0.8 Patch available CNA
Prisma Access VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in 2.1 all, 2.2 all Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os::::::::	8.1.0 – 8.1.20; 9.0.0 – 9.0.14; 9.1.0 – 9.1.11; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.8; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.3	Vulnerable	CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 – 8.1.20; 9.0.0 – 9.0.14; 9.1.0 – 9.1.11; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.8; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.3 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Remediation

Fix · CNA PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 10.1.3, 9.0.14-h3, 8.1.20-h1, 9.1.11-h2, 10.0.8
Fix · CNA Prisma Access (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 2.1 all, 2.2 all

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2021-11-10
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.0.8, 10.1.3 and 3 more versions
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-02198 PAN-OS: OS Command Injection in Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP)Priority MEDIUM 60
- TI-2021-02197 PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability When Performing Dynamic UpdatesPriority LOW 38
- TI-2021-02199 PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)Priority LOW 33
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3058
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr79-8rh7-gxxh

References

Advisory 1

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3058

TI-2024-08782 Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
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-2026-00239 PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication Portal KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2024-08784 Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2

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Sources

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