title: PAN-OS: Custom-role users may escalate privileges
description: An improper authentication check in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS may allow an authenticated low privileged non-superuser custom role user to elevate privileges and become superuser. This issue affects PAN-OS 7.1 versions prior to 7.1.25; 8.0 versions prior to 8.0.20; 8.1 versions prior to 8.1.11; 9.0 versions prior to 9.0.5. PAN-OS version 7.0 and prior EOL versions have not been evaluated for this issue.
problem types: CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
affected:
{
product: PAN-OS
vendor: Palo Alto Networks
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 7.0, status: unknown, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThan: 7.1.25, status: affected, version: 7.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 8.0.20, status: affected, version: 8.0, versionType: custom
lessThan: 8.1.11, status: affected, version: 8.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 9.0.5, status: affected, version: 9.0, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
solutions: This issue has been resolved in 7.1.25, 8.0.20, 8.1.11, 9.0.5 and all subsequent versions.
workarounds: Remove any untrusted custom-role users from the device or disable their access until fixes can be applied. Restrict access to the device to only trusted users.