CVE-2021-3060

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

Published Nov 10, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 32.5% KEV · Not listed
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

Vendor 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.


Vendor 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.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:56 PM
Reserved
Jan 6, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 10, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:04 AM