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medium 5.5

CVE-2023-38046 json

PAN-OS: Read System Files and Resources During Configuration Commit

published 2023-07-12 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-41872

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables an authenticated administrator with the privilege to commit a specifically created configuration to read local files and resources from the system.

Patch / fix

  • Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2.4, 11.0.1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-24-102-03 updated cvss 5.5

Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808

  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808
    affected: vendor fix

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-610 Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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