High 8.1Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jul 19, 2019

CVE-2019-1579Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauth…

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:20 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jan 10, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jul 10, 2022, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-134
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Jan 10, 2022; federal remediation due Jul 10, 2022; known ransomware useApply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 46.24% (percentile 99)
Assigned by: palo_alto
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 2, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

paloaltonetworks pan-os paloaltonetworks:pan-os	before 7.1.19; from 8.0.0 before 8.0.12; from 8.1.0 before 8.1.3	NVD

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010x-refsource-confirm, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Alto-GlobalProtect-with-Uber-as-case-study/x-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579x-refsource-misc, vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1579us-government-resource

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