CVE-2012-6601

critical

Published 2013-08-31 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

10.0

VIR risk

10.0

Description

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.12, 4.0.x before 4.0.10, and 4.1.x before 4.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 36983.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6601
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6601

CWEs

CWE-78

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.