CVE-2023-6793

PAN-OS: XML API Keys Revoked by Read-Only PAN-OS Administrator

LOW

2.7

CVSS Score

Published: December 13, 2023 at 06:40 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:51 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity

LOW2.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-only administrator to revoke active XML API keys from the firewall and disrupt XML API usage.

Affected

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

PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks

95%

v ≥ 10.010.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.0.1210.1 ≤ v < 10.1.1110.1.0 ≤ v < 10.1.1110.2 ≤ v < 10.2.510.2.0 ≤ v < 10.2.511.0 ≤ v < 11.0.211.0.0 ≤ v < 11.0.29.0 ≤ v < 9.0.17-h49.1 ≤ v < 9.1.179.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.1710.010.110.2 11.0 9.0 9.1

Affected range stops below 10.1.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 11.1 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 8.1 (unaffected)

Affected range stops below 9.0.17-h4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.17, 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-2023-6793

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-6793

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

2.7LOWpalo_alto

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-269

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