CVE-2021-3050

PAN-OS: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in Web Interface

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: August 11, 2021 at 05:10 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:04 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands to escalate privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 9.0 version 9.0.10 through PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 version 9.1.4 through PAN-OS 9.1.10; PAN-OS 10.0 version 10.0.7 and earlier PAN-OS 10.0 versions; PAN-OS 10.1 version 10.1.0 through PAN-OS 10.1.1. Prisma Access firewalls and firewalls running PAN-OS 8.1 versions are not impacted by this issue.

Affected

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

PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks

95%

10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0*10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.810.1.0 ≤ v < 10.1*10.1.0 ≤ v < 10.1.29.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.159.0.10 ≤ v < 9.0*9.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.119.1.4 ≤ v < 9.1*10.0.0 10.1.0 9.0.10 9.1.4

Affected range stops below 10.0*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.1*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 8.1.* (unaffected)

Affected range stops below 9.0*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.11, 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

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3050

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3050

CVSS

8.8HIGHpalo_alto

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-78

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