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CVE-2016-9151

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
19 Nov 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
5.0.20, 5.1.13, 6.0.15, 6.1.15, 7.0.11, 7.1.6
Exploit chance
1.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 68% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
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 5.0.20
  • From 5.1 before 5.1.13
  • From 6.0.0 before 6.0.15
  • From 6.1.0 before 6.1.15
  • From 7.0.0 before 7.0.11
  • From 7.1.0 before 7.1.6

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9151
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9151