CVEs / CVE-2019-1579

CVE-2019-1579: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 10 Jan 2022
high 8.1 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 44.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 2 Oct 2026

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Summary

Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 19 Jul 2019 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Portal/Gateway Interface	PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier releases	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	10 Jan 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	10 Jul 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Known
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	8.1 high `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-134

References

CVE-2019-1579 on NVD
CVE-2019-1579 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Alto-GlobalProtect-with-Uber-as-case-study/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579 Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1579 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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