Is CVE-2017-15943 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-15943 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-15943?

CVE-2017-15943 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-15943?

CVE-2017-15943 has an EPSS score of 1.70% (75th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15943?

Upgrade pan-os to 7.1.14 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-15943

MEDIUMEPSS 75th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The configuration file import for applications, spyware and vulnerability objects functionality in the web interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, and 7.1.x before 7.1.14 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information via vectors related to parsing of external entities.

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

How to fix

Remediation Available

pan-osNVD

Affected:>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.14Fixed in:7.1.14CVE-2017-15943derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

security.paloaltonetworks.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-21893	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-40438	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-34473	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-26855	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2022-41040	High	8.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.