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CVE-2016-9151

HighPublished

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows...

Published: Nov 19, 2016
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Nov 18, 2016

Primary CVSS

7.8/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.0

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

EPSS probability estimate

1.2%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 67.1%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.

Sources

Palo Alto Networks PanOS - 'root_trace' Local Privilege EscalationExploit
Google Security Research · linux · Nov 18, 2016
Palo Alto Networks PanOS - 'root_reboot' Local Privilege EscalationExploit
Google Security Research · linux · Nov 18, 2016

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