CVE-2019-1579
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: Remote Code Execution
As of , CVE-2019-1579 in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 10 January 2022
- US federal deadline
- 10 July 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Known
- EPSS score
- 0.46Higher than 98% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled.
CISA's 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.
The CVE record's description, from palo_alto
- CVE published
- 19 July 2019
- Assigned by
- palo_alto
- CVSS
- 8.1 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-134
- Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
PAN-OS: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-0257Authentication Bypass | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch nowRansomware use, listed within a year | 0.97 | ||
| CVE-2017-15944Remote Code Execution | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.98; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.98 | ||
| CVE-2024-0012Management Interface Authentication Bypass | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2024-9474Management Interface OS Command Injection | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.95 | 0.95 | ||
| CVE-2024-3400Command Injection | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2025-0108Authentication Bypass | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch this weekEPSS 0.98 | 0.98 | ||
| CVE-2020-2021Authentication Bypass | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.04 | ||
| CVE-2026-0300Out-of-bounds Write | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch soon | 0.32 | ||
| CVE-2024-3393Malicious DNS Packet | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch soon | 0.29 | ||
| CVE-2022-0028Reflected Amplification Denial-of-Service | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | Patch soon | 0.03 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org