CVE-2012-6604 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS versions prior to 3.1.11 and 4.0.9. This flaw, residing in the device-management command-line interface, allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 9.0, it presents a high severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.