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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-15944

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Dec 11, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Patch now

CVE-2017-15944 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 8, 2022. Confirm Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
98.34%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-os · vendor Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

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.

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  • cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-osversion unspecified
  • vendor Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2017-15944

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-15944 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 8, 2022. Confirm Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 98.34%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 11, 2017 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Aug 18, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Sep 8, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-15944

    Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains multiple, unspecified vulnerabilities which can allow for remote code execution when chained.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-15944

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-15944

    30-day exploitation probability 98.3%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference43342

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference44597

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/panos_readsessionvars

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-15944

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-15944

    Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains multiple, unspecified vulnerabilities which can allow for remote code execution when chained.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.