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CVE-2012-6594

HIGH
9.0NVD

Summary

generated automatically from NVD data

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS has a flaw in its device-management command-line interface, classified as CWE-78 (OS command injection). A remote administrator who is already authenticated can use unspecified vectors to run arbitrary commands on the system. The issue affects releases before 3.1.11, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, and is tracked as Ref ID 34299. It is rated 9.0 (HIGH) under CVSS v2.0.

NVD description

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.11, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 34299.

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EPSS · FIRST.org

3.0%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

Higher than 87% of scored CVEs

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-10-29, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.

CVSS v2.0 Score

9.0
/ 10.0
HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Information

Published
31 août 2013
Updated
16 juin 2026
Status
Modified
Source
cve@mitre.org

Affected products

paloaltonetworks pan-osAll Palo Alto PAN-OS CVEs →
Versions ≤ 3.1.10 · 3.1.9 · 4.0.0 · 4.0.1 · 4.0.2

Bounds published by NVD: "< 8.4.27" means 8.4.27 is no longer vulnerable. The fixed release to install is in the vendor advisory.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

Similar CVEs

Other vulnerabilities of type CWE-78

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