CVE-2022-0030

Description

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.

Overview

State

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Assigner (CNA)

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CVSS severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

5.0 / 10

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Effective score

5.0 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview

CWE(s)

—

Reserved

—

Published

2022-10-12 00:00 UTC

Last updated

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Source

https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/palo-alto-networks-pan-os-cve-2022-0030/

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

2022-10-12 17:15:10 UTC

NVD last modified

2026-06-17 04:19:55 UTC

NVD CVSS v3.1

8.1 / 10 HIGH source: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

NVD CVSS vector

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

Exploitability subscore

2.2 / 10

Impact subscore

5.9 / 10

EPSS score

0.0085 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)

EPSS percentile

54.49% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27

NVD-assigned CWE(s): CWE-290 (differs from the CNA list above)

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-2022-15251

Assigner

palo_alto

Published

Oct 12, 2022, 4:30:12 PM

Updated

May 15, 2025, 2:00:04 PM

EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)

8.1 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EUVD-reported EPSS

0.8500

Vendors

Palo Alto Networks

Products

PAN-OS (8.1 <8.1.24)

Aliases

GHSA-6jrf-v33r-v8h2

ENISA description: 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.

Vendor references (0)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

None in the CVE record.

Web references (5)

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/290.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
• https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-0030 rapid7:attackerkb.com
• https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-15251 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0030 rapid7:security.paloaltonetworks.com
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0030 rapid7:www.cve.org

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  2026-06-04 05:12 UTC
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  2026-06-04 05:12 UTC
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  2026-06-04 05:12 UTC
• Microsoft confirms patching issues in restricted Windows networks
  web:www.bleepingcomputer.com

  Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates.

  2026-06-04 05:12 UTC
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  2026-06-04 05:12 UTC
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  2026-06-04 05:12 UTC
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  web:www.microsoft.com

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  2026-06-04 05:12 UTC
• Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2025
  web:www.oracle.com

  This Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at October 2025 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.

  2026-06-04 05:12 UTC
• Oracle's First Monthly Patches Resolve 77 Vulnerabilities
  web:www.securityweek.com

  Oracle has released its first monthly Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU) to resolve 77 vulnerabilities across its products.

  2026-06-04 05:12 UTC

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