PAN-OS: Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability in GlobalProtect Portal and Gateway Interfaces
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portal and gateway interfaces that enables an unauthenticated network-based attacker to send specifically crafted traffic to a GlobalProtect interface that causes the service to stop responding. Repeated attempts to send this request result in denial of service to all PAN-OS services by restarting the device and putting it into maintenance mode. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.21; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14-h4; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11-h3; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8-h4; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.3. Prisma Access customers are not impacted by this issue.
Why it matters now
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 | 8.1 to before 8.1.21; 9.0 to before 9.0.14-h4; 10.0 to before 10.0.8-h4; 10.1 to before 10.1.3; 9.1 to before 9.1.11-h3 | 8.1.21, 9.0.14-h4, 10.0.8-h4, 10.1.3, 9.1.11-h3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access | — | 2.2 all, 2.1 all | Patch available | CNA |
- PAN-OS VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 8.1 to before 8.1.21; 9.0 to before 9.0.14-h4; 10.0 to before 10.0.8-h4; 10.1 to before 10.1.3; 9.1 to before 9.1.11-h3 Fixed in 8.1.21, 9.0.14-h4, 10.0.8-h4, 10.1.3, 9.1.11-h3 Patch available CNA
- Prisma Access VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in 2.2 all, 2.1 all Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.0 to before 8.1.21; 9.0.0 – 9.0.14; 9.1.0 – 9.1.11; 10.0.0 – 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 to before 8.1.21; 9.0.0 – 9.0.14; 9.1.0 – 9.1.11; 10.0.0 – 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 8.1.21, 9.0.14-h4, 10.0.8-h4, 10.1.3, 9.1.11-h3
- Fix · CNA Prisma Access (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 2.2 all, 2.1 all
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3063
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2h4v-5pj9-9hm9
References
More Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2021-3063 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3063 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2h4v-5pj9-9hm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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