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CVE-2016-1712

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
2 Aug 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
5.0.19, 5.1.12, 6.0.14, 6.1.12, 7.0.8
Exploit chance
0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 29% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)CWE-264
Attack
Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSServers and applications · cpe:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os
  • From 5.0.0 before 5.0.19
  • From 5.1 before 5.1.12
  • From 6.0.0 before 6.0.14
  • From 6.1.0 before 6.1.12
  • From 7.0.0 before 7.0.8

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1712
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1712