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CVE-2023-38046

PAN-OS: Read System Files and Resources During Configuration Commit

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 12, 2023 at 04:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables an authenticated administrator with the privilege to commit a specifically created configuration to read local files and resources from the system.

Affected

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

PAN-OS· Palo Alto Networks
95%
10.2 ≤ v < 10.2.411.0 ≤ v < 11.0.110.211.011.0.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 10.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 10.1 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 10.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 8.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-38046

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

4.9MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-610

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