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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2021-3056 json

PAN-OS: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in GlobalProtect Clientless VPN During SAML Authentication

published 2021-11-10 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-26408

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A memory corruption vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect Clientless VPN enables an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges during SAML authentication. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.9; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1. Prisma Access customers with Prisma Access 2.1 Preferred firewalls are impacted by this issue.

Patch / fix

  • Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.20, 9.0.14, 9.1.9, 10.0.1
  • Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access 2.1 Innovation, 2.2 all

Exploit prediction

1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 8.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
  • Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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