An improper authentication check in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS may allow an authenticated low privileged non-superuser custom role user to elevate privileges and become superuser. This issue affects PAN-OS 7.1 versions prior to 7.1.25; 8.0 versions prior to 8.0.20; 8.1 versions prior to 8.1.11; 9.0 versions prior to 9.0.5. PAN-OS version 7.0 and prior EOL versions have not been evaluated for this issue.
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-os | Paloaltonetworks | 7.1.0 (including) | 7.1.25 (excluding) |
| Pan-os | Paloaltonetworks | 8.0.0 (including) | 8.0.20 (excluding) |
| Pan-os | Paloaltonetworks | 8.1.0 (including) | 8.1.11 (excluding) |
| Pan-os | Paloaltonetworks | 9.0.0 (including) | 9.0.5 (excluding) |