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CVE-2017-15944

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 11, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 98%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score98.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 98.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Aug 18, 2022
Remediation Due
Sep 8, 2022
1510 days overdue
Notes
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15944

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

PAN-OS· Palo Alto Networks
95%
v < 6.1.197.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.197.1.0 ≤ v < 7.1.148.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.6
Affected range stops below 6.1.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.1.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-15944

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-20CWE-119

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