CVE-2017-17841
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1, 7.1, and 8.0.x before 8.0.7, when an interface implements SSL...
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1, 7.1, and 8.0.x before 8.0.7, when an interface implements SSL decryption with RSA enabled or hosts a GlobalProtect portal or gateway, might allow remote attackers to decrypt TLS ciphertext data by leveraging a Bleichenbacher RSA padding oracle, aka a ROBOT attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1, 7.1, and 8.0.x before 8.0.7, when an interface implements SSL decryption with RSA enabled or hosts a GlobalProtect portal or gateway, might allow remote attackers to decrypt TLS ciphertext data by leveraging a Bleichenbacher RSA padding oracle, aka a ROBOT attack.
- Record
CVE-2017-17841- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1, 7.1, and 8.0.x before 8.0.7, when an interface implements SSL decryption with RSA enabled or hosts a GlobalProtect portal or gateway, might allow remote attackers to decrypt TLS ciphertext data by leveraging a Bleichenbacher RSA padding oracle, aka a ROBOT attack.
- Record
CVE-2017-17841- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8988 No score
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1, 7.1, and 8.0.x before 8.0.7, when an interface implements SSL decryption with RSA enabled or hosts a GlobalProtect portal or gateway, might allow remote attackers to decrypt TLS ciphertext data by leveraging a Bleichenbacher RSA padding oracle, aka a ROBOT attack.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8988- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f3c4-7m99-h392
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1, 7.1, and 8.0.x before 8.0.7, when an interface implements SSL...
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 6.1, 7.1, and 8.0.x before 8.0.7, when an interface implements SSL decryption with RSA enabled or hosts a GlobalProtect portal or gateway, might allow remote attackers to decrypt TLS ciphertext data by leveraging a Bleichenbacher RSA padding oracle, aka a ROBOT attack.
- Record
GHSA-f3c4-7m99-h392- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-17841 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Paloaltonetworks Pan-os, published January 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.41%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.