title: PAN-OS: Improper Access Control Vulnerability Exposing AWS Instance Metadata Endpoint to GlobalProtect Users
description: An improper access control vulnerability in PAN-OS software enables an attacker with authenticated access to GlobalProtect portals and gateways to connect to the EC2 instance metadata endpoint for VM-Series firewalls hosted on Amazon AWS. Exploitation of this vulnerability enables an attacker to perform any operations allowed by the EC2 role in AWS. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14 VM-Series firewalls; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8 VM-Series firewalls. Prisma Access customers are not impacted by this issue.
problem types: CWE-284 Improper Access Control
affected:
{
platforms: VM-Series
product: PAN-OS
vendor: Palo Alto Networks
versions:
status: unaffected, version: 10.1.*
changes: [at: 9.1.11, status: unaffected], lessThan: 9.1.11, status: affected, version: 9.1, versionType: custom
changes: [at: 8.1.20, status: unaffected], lessThan: 8.1.20, status: affected, version: 8.1, versionType: custom
changes: [at: 9.0.14, status: unaffected], lessThan: 9.0.14, status: affected, version: 9.0, versionType: custom
changes: [at: 10.0.8, status: unaffected], lessThan: 10.0.8, status: affected, version: 10.0, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Prisma Access
vendor: Palo Alto Networks
versions:
status: unaffected, version: 2.1 all
status: unaffected, version: 2.2 all
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 8.1
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
version: 3.1
]
exploits: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
solutions: This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.20, PAN-OS 9.0.14, PAN-OS 9.1.11, PAN-OS 10.0.8, and all later PAN-OS versions
workarounds: There are no known workarounds for this issue.