CVE-2021-3060

PAN-OS: OS Command Injection in Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP)

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability in the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) feature of PAN-OS software allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker with specific knowledge of the firewall configuration to execute arbitrary code with root user privileges. The attacker must have network access to the GlobalProtect interfaces to exploit this issue. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.8; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.3. Prisma Access customers with Prisma Access 2.1 Preferred and Prisma Access 2.1 Innovation firewalls are impacted by this issue.

Remediation

Solution:

  • This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1, PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3, PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2, PAN-OS 10.0.8, PAN-OS 10.1.3, and all later PAN-OS versions.
  • This issue is fixed in Prisma Access 2.2 Preferred and all later Prisma Access versions.

Workaround:

  • Changing the master key for the firewall prevents exploitation of this vulnerability. This is a security best practice for both PAN-OS and Prisma Access customers. Documentation for configuring the master key is available at: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-0/pan-os-admin/certificate-management/configure-the-master-key.html. Please note the special requirements for high-availability (HA) and Panorama-managed environments. Additional information is available for Prisma Access customers at: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/prisma/prisma-access/innovation/2-1/prisma-access-panorama-admin/prepare-the-prisma-access-infrastructure/get-started-with-prisma-access-overview.html. Remove all configured SCEP profiles from the firewall to completely eliminate any risk of exploitation related to this issue. You can view any existing SCEP profiles configured on the firewall by selecting 'Device > Certificate Management > SCEP' from the web interface. This issue requires the attacker to have network access to the GlobalProtect interface. In addition to these workarounds, you should enable signatures for Unique Threat ID 91526 on traffic destined for GlobalProtect interfaces to further mitigate the risk of attacks against CVE-2021-3060. SSL decryption is not necessary to detect attacks against this issue.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 43.24% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory paloaltonetworks.com Vendor Advisory paloaltonetworks.com Vendor Advisory paloaltonetworks.com
Affected: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
Affected: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
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References

Link Tags
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3060 vendor advisory
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-0/pan-os-admin/certificate-management/configure-the-master-key.html vendor advisory
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/prisma/prisma-access/innovation/2-1/prisma-access-panorama-admin/prepare-the-prisma-access-infrastructure/get-started-with-prisma-access-overview.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3060?
CVE-2021-3060 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-3060?
To fix CVE-2021-3060: This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.20-h1, PAN-OS 9.0.14-h3, PAN-OS 9.1.11-h2, PAN-OS 10.0.8, PAN-OS 10.1.3, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Is CVE-2021-3060 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-3060 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~43% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-3060?
CVE-2021-3060 affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access.
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