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CVE-2021-3054 json

PAN-OS: Unsigned Code Execution During Plugin Installation Race Condition Vulnerability

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-26406

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface enables an authenticated administrator with permission to upload plugins to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.7; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.2. This issue does not affect Prisma Access.

Patch / fix

  • Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.20, 9.0.14, 9.1.11, 10.0.7, 10.1.2

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Exploit prediction

0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 8.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
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