CVE-2022-0030 (GCVE-0-2022-0030)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-12 16:30 – Updated: 2025-05-15 14:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in Web Interface
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 web interface allows a network-based attacker with specific knowledge of the target firewall or Panorama appliance to impersonate an existing PAN-OS administrator and perform privileged actions.
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-15 13:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS |
Unaffected:
9.0 All
Unaffected: 9.1 All Unaffected: 10.1 All Unaffected: 10.2 All Unaffected: 10.0 All Affected: 8.1 , < 8.1.24 (custom) |
guessed | |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW |
Unaffected:
All
|
guessed | |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access |
Unaffected:
All
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-10-12 00:00
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