Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 46.0%; technical severity is CVSS 8.1.
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.
Who should care
- Teams operating PAN-OS, Pan-os
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether PAN-OS, Pan-os is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Palo Alto Networks Security advisory CVE-2019-1579
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.
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Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-134
- Affected versions
- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS; Paloaltonetworks Pan-os (End Excluding 7.1.19 | Start Including 8.0.0, End Excluding 8.0.12 | Start Including 8.1.0, End Excluding 8.1.3)
- Fixed versions
- Paloaltonetworks Pan-os (Fixed from 7.1.19, 8.0.12, 8.1.3)
- Published
- 19 July 2019
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 46.0%
- Signal calculated at 80