CVE-2023-38046 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-38046

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

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Kajetan Rostojek

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Affected Vendor

Palo Alto Networks

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Affected Software

PAN-OS, Cloud NGFW, Prisma Access
Vulnerable Versions:
11.0, 10.2, 10.1, 10.0, 9.1, 9.0, 8.1, All

Timeline

Official Publish: July 12th, 2023
Last Modified: February 10th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-610

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.