Which versions of PAN-OS are affected by CVE-2021-3054?

PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.20, PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.14, PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.11, PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than 10.0.7, and PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than 10.1.2 are affected by CVE-2021-3054.

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3054?

CVE-2021-3054 has a severity of 6.6 (high).

How can CVE-2021-3054 be mitigated?

Updating PAN-OS to version 8.1.20, 9.0.14, 9.1.11, 10.0.7, or 10.1.2 will mitigate the CVE-2021-3054 vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-3054

high

8.5

CWE

367 362

8/9/2021

15/9/2021

CVE-2021-3054: Race Condition

Q: What is CVE-2021-3054?

CVE-2021-3054 is a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface.

Q: How does CVE-2021-3054 impact Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS?

CVE-2021-3054 enables an authenticated administrator with permission to upload plugins to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges.

First published: Wed Sep 08 2021(Updated: )

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.

Credit: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os	>=8.1.0<8.1.20
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os	>=9.0.0<9.0.14
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os	>=9.1.0<9.1.11
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os	>=10.0.0<10.0.7
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os	>=10.1.0<10.1.2

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Reference Links

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3054

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-3054?
CVE-2021-3054 is a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS web interface.
How does CVE-2021-3054 impact Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS?
CVE-2021-3054 enables an authenticated administrator with permission to upload plugins to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges.
Which versions of PAN-OS are affected by CVE-2021-3054?
PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.20, PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.14, PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.11, PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than 10.0.7, and PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than 10.1.2 are affected by CVE-2021-3054.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-3054?
CVE-2021-3054 has a severity of 6.6 (high).
How can CVE-2021-3054 be mitigated?
Updating PAN-OS to version 8.1.20, 9.0.14, 9.1.11, 10.0.7, or 10.1.2 will mitigate the CVE-2021-3054 vulnerability.

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