PAN-OS: Local File Deletion Vulnerability

published 2023-04-12 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-12109

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

A local file deletion vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to delete files from the local file system with elevated privileges.

These files can include logs and system components that impact the integrity and availability of PAN-OS software.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.24, 9.0.17, 9.1.15, 10.0.11, 10.1.6, 10.2, 11.0

Exploit prediction

1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW

Classification

Weakness

CWE-703 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Technology feeds

Palo Alto PAN-OS rss critical rss

References

security.paloaltonetworks.com /CVE-2023-0004
vendor-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E72T67UPDRXHIDLO3OROR25YAMN4GGW5/
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X6QXN4ORIVF6XBW4WWFE7VNPVC74S45Y/
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LKYHSZQFDNR7RSA7LHVLLIAQMVYCUGBG/
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNA62Q767CFAFHBCDKYNPBMZWB7TWYVU/
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3N4NJ7FR4X4FPZUGNTQAPSTVB2HB2Y4A/
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HT7T2R4MQKLIF4ODV4BDLPARWFPCJ5CZ/
mailing-list, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-0004
NVD CVE-2023-0004

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Summary