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CVE-2017-12416

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12416 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the GlobalProtect internal and external gateway interfaces in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS versions before 6.1.18, 7.0.17, 7.1.12, and 8.0.3. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML due to improper request parameter validation, requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.1.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0120 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com / CVE-2017-12416
securityfocus.com / bid/100619
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039255
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry