CVE-2021-3046
6.8 MEDIUMAn improper authentication vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables a SAML authenticated attacker to imper...
Published: 2021-08-11 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-287
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os |
Description
An improper authentication vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables a SAML authenticated attacker to impersonate any other user in the GlobalProtect Portal and GlobalProtect Gateway when they are configured to use SAML authentication. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.19; 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 10.0.5. PAN-OS 10.1 versions are not impacted.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3046
- [Vendor advisory]https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3046
- [Vendor advisory]https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3046
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