{
    "id": "CVE-2017-15944",
    "published": "2017-12-11 17:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:08:31",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "description": "Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.",
    "epss_score": "0.98303",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99915",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-09-08",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:22:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-09-08."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "paloaltonetworks",
            "product": "pan-os"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2017-15944",
        "date_added": "2022-08-18",
        "due_date": "2022-09-08",
        "vendor": "Palo Alto Networks",
        "product": "PAN-OS",
        "name": "Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "44597",
            "title": "Palo Alto Networks - 'readSessionVarsFromFile()' Session Corruption (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2018-05-08",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "43342",
            "title": "Palo Alto Networks Firewalls - Root Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2017-12-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007",
        "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007",
        "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-15944"
    ]
}