CVE-2022-0024: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables an authenticated network-based PAN-OS administrator to upload a specifically created configuration that disrupts system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges when the configuration is committed on both hardware and virtual firewalls. This issue does not impact Panorama appliances or Prisma Access customers. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.23; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.16; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.13; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.10; PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.5.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 8.1.0, before 8.1.23 (fixed in 8.1.23); from 9.0.0, before 9.0.16 (fixed in 9.0.16); from 9.1.0, before 9.1.13 (fixed in 9.1.13); from 10.0.0, before 10.0.10 (fixed in 10.0.10); from 10.1.0, before 10.1.5 (fixed in 10.1.5)

Published 2022-05-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.