CVE-2022-0030

PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in Web Interface

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 12, 2022 at 04:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 web interface allows a network-based attacker with specific knowledge of the target firewall or Panorama appliance to impersonate an existing PAN-OS administrator and perform privileged actions.

Affected

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

8.1 ≤ v < 8.1.248.1
Vendor states this is fixed in 10.0 All (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 10.1 All (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 10.2 All (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 8.1.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.0 All (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.1 All (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-290

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