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CVE-2012-6591

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x...

9.0 High

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 31116.

Exploit likelihood

3.00%Up 1.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.0

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 31116.

Record
CVE-2012-6591
CVSS 2.0
9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 31116.

Record
CVE-2012-6591
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6438 No score

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 31116.

Record
EUVD-2012-6438
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjjc-j4cj-mpm6 No score

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x...

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.10 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 31116.

Record
GHSA-xjjc-j4cj-mpm6
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2012-6591 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Paloaltonetworks Pan-os, published August 31, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.00%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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