{"id":"CVE-2021-3056","aliases":["EUVD-2021-26408","GHSA-63p7-57p8-xrww"],"status":"published","title":"PAN-OS: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in GlobalProtect Clientless VPN During SAML Authentication","description":"A memory corruption vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect Clientless VPN enables an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges during SAML authentication. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.9; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1. Prisma Access customers with Prisma Access 2.1 Preferred firewalls are impacted by this issue.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01537,"percentile":0.75199,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-120","CWE-787"],"published":"2021-11-10T17:10:20Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:04:39Z","products":[{"vendor":"palo alto networks","product":"pan-os"},{"vendor":"palo alto networks","product":"prisma access"},{"vendor":"paloaltonetworks","product":"pan-os"}],"references":[{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3056","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3056"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-63p7-57p8-xrww"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-3056","title":"PAN-OS: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in GlobalProtect Clientless VPN During SAML Authentication","description":"A memory corruption vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect Clientless VPN enables an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges during SAML authentication. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.9; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1. Prisma Access customers with Prisma Access 2.1 Preferred firewalls are impacted by this issue.","status":"published","published":"2021-11-10T17:10:20.024Z","modified":"2024-09-16T20:36:56.323Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-120"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:03.671751Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-26408","description":"A memory corruption vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect Clientless VPN enables an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges during SAML authentication. 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Prisma Access customers with Prisma Access 2.1 Preferred firewalls are impacted by this issue.","status":"published","published":"2021-11-10T17:15:09.553Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:04:39.027Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":8.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-120","CWE-787"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:00.984108Z"}]}}