Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation
Published Aug 2, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 5.0.0 · < 5.0.19
- ≥ 5.1 · < 5.1.12
- ≥ 6.0.0 · < 6.0.14
- ≥ 6.1.0 · < 6.1.12
- ≥ 7.0.0 · < 7.0.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 26.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 27.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 11.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036326 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-1712 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036326 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-1712 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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