CVE-2019-1579
high CISA KEVPalo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Palo Alto Networks — PAN-OS
Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS
8.1
8.1 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2019-07-19 22:15
Modified: 2026-10-02 04:18
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC
Exploitation
Listed in CISA KEV
Added 2022-01-10 · due 2022-07-10
Known ransomware use: Known
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
paloaltonetworks / pan-os <7.1.19, ≥8.0.0 <8.0.12, ≥8.1.0 <8.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579
Vendor advisory: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
- https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Alto-GlobalP... psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579 psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109310 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://devco.re/blog/2019/07/17/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-1-PreAuth-RCE-on-Palo-Alto-GlobalP... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2019-1579 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1579 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
CISA KEV — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗