CVE-2023-0004
PAN-OS: Local File Deletion 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.
These files can include logs and system components that impact the integrity and availability of PAN-OS software.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PAN-OS: Local File Deletion 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.
These files can include logs and system components that impact the integrity and availability of PAN-OS software.
- Record
CVE-2023-0004- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-12109
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.
These files can include logs and system components that impact the integrity and availability of PAN-OS software.
- Record
EUVD-2023-12109- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mgj2-46rc-8756
A local file deletion vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an...
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.
These files can include logs and system components that impact the integrity and availability of PAN-OS software.
- Record
GHSA-mgj2-46rc-8756- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
These files can include logs and system components that impact the integrity and availability of PAN-OS software.
- Record
CVE-2023-0004- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-0004 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Palo Alto Networks Pan-os, published April 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2023-0004
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/E72T67UPDRXHIDLO3OROR25YAMN4GGW5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0004
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mgj2-46rc-8756