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critical 9.8

CVE-2017-9458 in the critical feed json

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the GlobalProtect internal and external gateway interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.…

published 2017-09-07 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18391

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the GlobalProtect internal and external gateway interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.18, 7.0.x before 7.0.17, 7.1.x before 7.1.12, and 8.0.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Exploit prediction

2.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
  • CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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