CVE-2023-38046mediumCWE-610

CVE-2023-38046: medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

PAN-OS: Read System Files and Resources During Configuration Commit

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13Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 5.5epss 0.5%
A vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables an authenticated administrator with the privilege to commit a specifically created configuration to read local files and resources from the system.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Affected products
Palo Alto Networks · Cloud NGFWPalo Alto Networks · PAN-OSPalo Alto Networks · Prisma Access
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