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CVE-2019-1579

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2019 at 09:12 PM UTC
Updated: October 2, 2026 at 04:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 44%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score44.2%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 44.2% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Known
Added to KEV
Jan 10, 2022
Remediation Due
Jul 10, 2022
1571 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1579

Description

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.

Affected

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

PAN-OS· Palo Alto Networks
95%
v ≤ 7.1.18v < 7.1.198.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.128.1.0 ≤ v < 8.1.3
Affected range stops below 7.1.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.0.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.1.3, 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 (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Alto-GlobalProtect-with-Uber-as-case-study/
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1579

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.1HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-134

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