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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-1579

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jul 19, 2019 · catalog updated Oct 1, 2026 · Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Patch now

CVE-2019-1579 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 10, 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
High8.1
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
46.24%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-os · vendor Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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

How to fix CVE-2019-1579

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-1579 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 10, 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-134: Format String Vulnerability. EPSS 46.24%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 19, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

  2. Jan 10, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jul 10, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Oct 1, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-1579

    Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-1579

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-1579

    30-day exploitation probability 46.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-1579

    Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-1579

    Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled.

    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.