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CVE-2023-6794

📛 CVE Title

PAN-OS: File Upload Vulnerability in the Web Interface

Description

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-write administrator with access to the web interface to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with limited privileges on the firewall.

Overview

State
PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA)
palo_alto
CVSS severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
CVSS 5.5 / 10 5.5 5.5 / 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Effective score
5.5 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
CWE(s)
CWE-434
Reserved
2023-12-13
Published
2023-12-13 19:16 UTC
Last updated
2024-08-02 10:42 UTC
Source
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6794.json

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NVD published
2023-12-13 19:15:10 UTC
NVD last modified
2026-06-17 06:51:26 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1
CVSS 5.5 / 10 5.5 5.5 / 10 MEDIUM source: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Exploitability subscore
1.2 / 10
Impact subscore
4.2 / 10
EPSS score
0.0057 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile
43.85% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27

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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID
EUVD-2023-59005
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Dec 13, 2023, 6:16:39 PM
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 8:42:07 AM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
5.5 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EUVD-reported EPSS
0.0900
Vendors
Palo Alto Networks
Products
PAN-OS (9.0 <9.0.17-h1)
Prisma Access
Cloud NGFW
PAN-OS
PAN-OS (9.1 <9.1.14)
PAN-OS (8.1 <8.1.26)
Aliases
GHSA-pgj7-38qw-cw8c

ENISA description: An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated read-write administrator with access to the web interface to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with limited privileges on the firewall.

EUVD references (1)

Affected products (3)

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 (affected), 9.0 (affected), 9.1 (affected), 10.1 (unaffected), 10.2 (unaffected), 11.0 (unaffected), 11.1 (unaffected)
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access All (unaffected)
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW All (unaffected)

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD

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Vendor references (1)

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

Web references (5)

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NVD-tagged references (2)

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Remediations (10)

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2023-6794.json.

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