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CVE-2019-1579

HIGH8.1
CISA KEV

Published 2019-07-19 · Updated 2026-10-02 · Source psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

Summary

CVE-2019-1579 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on January 10, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by July 10, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Palo Alto Networks has 16 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 6 of them linked to ransomware.

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Description

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

CWE-134CWE-134

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Palo Alto Networks — PAN-OS

Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Date added: 2022-01-10 · Due: 2022-07-10

USED IN RANSOMWARE

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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