Critical 9.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Dec 11, 2017

CVE-2017-15944Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interf…

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Aug 18, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Sep 8, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20, CWE-119
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Aug 18, 2022; federal remediation due Sep 8, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 98.34% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: mitre
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

paloaltonetworks pan-os paloaltonetworks:pan-os	before 6.1.19; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.19; from 7.1.0 before 7.1.14; from 8.0.0 before 8.0.6	NVD

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-15944us-government-resource

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