CVE-2019-1579

Q: How do I fix CVE-2019-1579?

Upgrade pan-os to 8.1.3 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2019-1579 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-1579 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. CISA has also linked it to known ransomware campaigns. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-07-10. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2019-1579?

CVE-2019-1579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2019-1579 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for pan-os (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-134

How to fix

Remediation Available

pan-osNVD

Affected:>= 8.1.0, < 8.1.3Fixed in:8.1.3CVE-2019-1579derived from NVD

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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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

45.96%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-07-10

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

Exploit1

devco.re

Vendor Advisory1

security.paloaltonetworks.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-13160	Critical	9.8	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-22374	High	8.5	73%	-	-
CVE-2012-1851	High	10.0	66%	-	-
CVE-2024-23113	Critical	9.8	62%	KEV	-
CVE-2012-3569	High	9.3	48%	-	-
CVE-2018-6317	Critical	9.1	44%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-1579?

Upgrade pan-os to 8.1.3 or later.

Is CVE-2019-1579 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-1579 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. CISA has also linked it to known ransomware campaigns. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-07-10. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2019-1579?

CVE-2019-1579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-1579 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for pan-os (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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