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Servers and applications

CVE-2017-8390

The DNS Proxy in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.18, 7.x before 7.0.16, 7.1.x before 7.1.11, and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted domain name.

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
2 Aug 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
6.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 93% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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
  • Version 8.0.2
  • Version 8.0.1
  • Version 8.0.0
  • Version 7.1.10
All 31 release lines
  • Every version up to 6.1.17
  • Version 7.0.1
  • Version 7.0.2
  • Version 7.0.3
  • Version 7.0.4
  • Version 7.0.5
  • Version 7.0.6
  • Version 7.0.7
  • Version 7.0.8
  • Version 7.0.9
  • Version 7.0.10
  • Version 7.0.11
  • Version 7.0.12
  • Version 7.0.13
  • Version 7.0.14
  • Version 7.0.15
  • Version 7.1.0
  • Version 7.1.1
  • Version 7.1.2
  • Version 7.1.3
  • Version 7.1.4
  • Version 7.1.4-h2
  • Version 7.1.6
  • Version 7.1.7
  • Version 7.1.8
  • Version 7.1.9
  • Version 7.1.9-h2
  • Version 7.1.10
  • Version 8.0.0
  • Version 8.0.1
  • Version 8.0.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8390
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8390