CVE-2016-9151

HIGH

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS <7.1.6 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 25.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
paloaltonetworks/pan-os 5.0.0 - 5.0.20
Published Nov 19, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026