TI-2021-02200 Aliases CVE-2021-3062 GHSA-fr5v-rgrp-ghw9

PAN-OS: Improper Access Control Vulnerability Exposing AWS Instance Metadata Endpoint to GlobalProtect Users

LOW 39CWE-284Published 2021-11-10 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

An improper access control vulnerability in PAN-OS software enables an attacker with authenticated access to GlobalProtect portals and gateways to connect to the EC2 instance metadata endpoint for VM-Series firewalls hosted on Amazon AWS. Exploitation of this vulnerability enables an attacker to perform any operations allowed by the EC2 role in AWS. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8 VM-Series firewalls. Prisma Access customers are not impacted by this issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0072 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks): 9.1.11, 8.1.20, 9.0.14 +1Prisma 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	9.1 to before 9.1.11; 8.1 to before 8.1.20; 9.0 to before 9.0.14; 10.0 to before 10.0.8	9.1.11, 8.1.20, 9.0.14, 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 9.1 to before 9.1.11; 8.1 to before 8.1.20; 9.0 to before 9.0.14; 10.0 to before 10.0.8 Fixed in 9.1.11, 8.1.20, 9.0.14, 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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os::::::::	8.1.0 to before 8.1.20; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.14; 9.1.0 to before 9.1.11; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.8	Vulnerable	CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:vm-series_firewall:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.20; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.14; 9.1.0 to before 9.1.11; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.8 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:vm-series_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Remediation

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

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3062
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fr5v-rgrp-ghw9

References

Advisory 1

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3062

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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