Summary
generated automatically from NVD dataCVE-2012-6598 affects the device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 4.0.x, with NVD listing versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.4 and the description referencing releases before 4.0.8. A remote authenticated user can execute arbitrary commands through unspecified vectors, which is classified as OS command injection (CWE-78). The flaw carries a CVSS v2.0 score of 9.0 (HIGH), and the vendor tracks it as Ref ID 33080.
NVD description
The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 4.0.x before 4.0.8 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 33080.
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
Information
- Published
- 31 août 2013
- Updated
- 16 juin 2026
- Status
- Modified
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Affected products
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)
Similar CVEs
Other vulnerabilities of type CWE-78
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