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Pan OsOperating system · Paloaltonetworks

CVE-2022-0030

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-10-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.1.24 or later.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 web interface allows a network-based attacker with specific knowledge of the target firewall or Panorama appliance to impersonate an existing PAN-OS administrator and perform privileged actions.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Authentication bypass vulnerability in PAN-OS 8.1 web interface allows network-based attackers with specific knowledge of the target firewall or Panorama appliance to impersonate existing administrators. The 'specific knowledge' requirement suggests the attacker needs certain configuration details or credentials to successfully bypass authentication and gain privileged access.

MitigationApply available PAN-OS updates; restrict web interface exposure to trusted networks; review administrator accounts and access logs for unauthorized privileged actions.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Pan OsOperating system
Affected:>= 8.1.0, < 8.1.24

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed PAN-OS version
    Access the firewall or Panorama management interface and navigate to Device > Support or use the command 'show system info' in the CLI to display the PAN-OS version number
    Affected if The installed version is 8.1.0 through 8.1.23 (versions less than 8.1.24)
  2. Confirm web interface is enabled
    Check Device > Setup > Management > Web Interface settings in the PAN-OS web UI, or use the command 'show system setting ssl-admin' to verify HTTPS admin interface is enabled
    Affected if The web-based management interface is enabled and accessible
  3. Verify web interface exposure
    Review network access lists, security zones, and firewall policies to determine if the PAN-OS management interface is reachable from untrusted networks
    Affected if The management web interface is exposed to the internet or untrusted internal networks
  4. Review administrator accounts for unauthorized changes
    Check Device > Administrators in the web interface or use 'show admin list' command to review all administrator accounts and their last login times
    Affected if New or unrecognized administrator accounts exist, or existing accounts show unexpected activity

You are affected if your PAN-OS version is 8.1.0 through 8.1.23 and the web management interface is enabled and accessible to your network.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.1.24 or later
Fixed in 8.1.24
Interim mitigation

Apply available PAN-OS updates; restrict web interface exposure to trusted networks; review administrator accounts and access logs for unauthorized privileged actions.

Recommended fix High confidence

PAN-OS 8.1.24 or later (latest stable 8.1.x release)

  1. 1. Review the PAN-OS upgrade guide and schedule a maintenance window
  2. 2. Back up the current PAN-OS configuration
  3. 3. Upgrade PAN-OS to version 8.1.24 or later (recommend latest stable 8.1.x release)
  4. 4. Verify the upgrade completed successfully
  5. 5. Confirm web interface authentication is functioning correctly
  6. 6. Validate that administrator impersonation is no longer possible
Caveat Standard PAN-OS upgrade considerations apply - review compatibility guides and test in staging if possible

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Pan Os Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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