CVE-2012-6601 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the device-management command-line interface of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS versions before 3.1.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.10, and 4.1.x before 4.1.4. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score suggests a moderate likelihood of exploitation, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog. Furthermore, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.