CVE-2023-0005
📛 CVE Title
PAN-OS: Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to expose the plaintext values of secrets stored in the device configuration and encrypted API keys.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- palo_alto
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 4.1 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Effective score
- 4.1 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-497 - Reserved
- 2022-10-27
- Published
- 2023-04-12 16:41 UTC
- Last updated
- 2025-02-10 21:56 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2023/0xxx/CVE-2023-0005.json
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2023-04-12 17:15:07 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2024-11-21 07:36:22 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 4.1 / 10 MEDIUM source: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Exploitability subscore
- 0.5 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.6 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0030 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 53.47% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-497,
CWE-312
(differs from the CNA list above)
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 02:04 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2023-12110 - Assigner
- palo_alto
- Published
- Apr 12, 2023, 4:41:21 PM
- Updated
- Feb 10, 2025, 9:56:53 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
4.1 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.3000
- Vendors
- Palo Alto Networks
- Products
-
PAN-OS (8.1 <8.1.24)PAN-OS (10.1 <10.1.8)PAN-OS (9.0 <9.0.17)PAN-OS (10.0 <10.0.12)PAN-OS (9.1 <9.1.15)PAN-OS (10.2 <10.2.3)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-fm8c-g4fr-mj3j
ENISA description: A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to expose the plaintext values of secrets stored in the device configuration and encrypted API keys.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (3)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS |
11.0 (unaffected),
10.2 (affected),
10.1 (affected),
10.0 (affected),
9.1 (affected),
9.0 (affected),
8.1 (affected)
|
— |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access |
All (unaffected)
|
— |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW |
All (unaffected)
|
— |
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
Web references (6)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/312.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
- http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/497.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-0005 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-12110 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0005 rapid7:security.paloaltonetworks.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0005 rapid7:www.cve.org
NVD-tagged references (2)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0005 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com Vendor Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Vendor Advisory
Remediations (10)
-
web:blog.qualys.com
Oracle released its third quarterly edition of this year's Critical Patch Update. The update received patches for 374 security vulnerabilities.
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Oracle released its July 2025 Critical Patch Update on July 15, addressing 309 security vulnerabilities across its extensive product portfolio.
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC -
web:docs.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) April 2025 for Oracle Java SE Services: Java Management Release Date: April 15, 2025
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC -
web:support.esri.com
This security patch addresses multiple security vulnerabilities found in ArcGIS Server. Esri recommends that all customers using ArcGIS Server 11.5, 11.4, 11.3, 11.1 and 10.9.1 apply this patch .
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC -
web:www.cisecurity.org
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or ...
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC -
web:www.secpod.com
Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2025, addressing 318 new security patches across various product families, including Oracle Database Server, Oracle MySQL, Oracle Communications, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and more. This update mitigates vulnerabilities in both Oracle code and third-party components. Oracle strongly recommends applying ...
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC -
web:www.securityweek.com
Oracle on Tuesday announced the release of 481 new security patches as part of its April 2026 Critical Patch Update (CPU). Across the 28 product families that received security updates, more than 300 patches address vulnerabilities that are remotely exploitable without authentication.
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-23 21:56 UTC
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