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CVE-2017-15944

CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Improper input validation · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
9.8CVSS CRITICAL ● exploited
🔴 Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities). Added to KEV 2022-08-18. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-09-08.

Summary

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.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)94%

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

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Last checked: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:18:30 UTC