CVE-2021-3044

CRITICAL

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR <6.1.0-6.2.0 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An improper authorization vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR enables a remote unauthenticated attacker with network access to the Cortex XSOAR server to perform unauthorized actions through the REST API. This issue impacts: Cortex XSOAR 6.1.0 builds later than 1016923 and earlier than 1271064; Cortex XSOAR 6.2.0 builds earlier than 1271065. This issue does not impact Cortex XSOAR 5.5.0, Cortex XSOAR 6.0.0, Cortex XSOAR 6.0.1, or Cortex XSOAR 6.0.2 versions. All Cortex XSOAR instances hosted by Palo Alto Networks are upgraded to resolve this vulnerability. No additional action is required for these instances.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3044

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0036
EPSS Percentile 58.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-285
Status published
Products (2)
paloaltonetworks/cortex_xsoar 6.1.0 1016923
paloaltonetworks/cortex_xsoar 6.2.0
Published Jun 22, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026