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CVE-2023-0004 — A local file deletion vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enable

A local file deletion vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to delete files from the local file system with elevated privileges.

CVSS
6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
1.24% (top 21.00%)
CWE
CWE-703
Published
2023-04-12T16:41:02.556Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T16:38:41.195Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

A local file deletion vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to delete files from the local file system with elevated privileges.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Palo Alto NetworksPANOS — 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0
Palo Alto NetworksPrisma AccessAll
Palo Alto NetworksCloud NGFWAll

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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