Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Malicious DNS Packet Vulnerability
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains a vulnerability in parsing and logging malicious DNS packets in the DNS Security feature that, when exploited, allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely reboot the firewall. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition will cause the firewall to enter maintenance mode.
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Product
- PAN-OS
- CVSS
- 7.5
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 28.6%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains a vulnerability in parsing and logging malicious DNS packets in the DNS Security feature that, when exploited, allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely reboot the firewall. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition will cause the firewall to enter maintenance mode.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-12-30. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2025-01-20.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.