Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables
Published Nov 19, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.21%
Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 5.0.0 · < 5.0.20
- ≥ 5.1 · < 5.1.13
- ≥ 6.0.0 · < 6.0.15
- ≥ 6.1.0 · < 6.1.15
- ≥ 7.0.0 · < 7.0.11
- ≥ 7.1.0 · < 7.1.6
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:P/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01207) | 67.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01207) | 64.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 50.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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