CVE-2017-15944

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20 CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-15944US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Dec 11, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Aug 18, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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