CVE-2019-1579 is a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS versions 7.1.18 and earlier, 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and 8.1.2 and earlier, specifically when GlobalProtect Portal or Gateway interfaces are enabled. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, posing a severe risk to affected systems. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), it has a low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This CVE is actively exploited in the wild, including in known ransomware campaigns, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, despite the lack of public exploit code on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.0, < 8.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.