CVE-2022-0030

PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in Web Interface

Published Oct 12, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 web interface allows a network-based attacker with specific knowledge of the target firewall or Panorama appliance to impersonate an existing PAN-OS administrator and perform privileged actions.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.24 and all later PAN-OS versions. Please note that PAN-OS 8.1 has reached its software end-of-life (EoL) and is supported only on PA-200, PA-500, and PA-5000 Series firewalls and on M-100 appliances and only until each of their respective hardware EoL dates: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/services/support/end-of-life-announcements/hardware-end-of-life-dates.html.


Vendor Workaround

Customers with a Threat Prevention subscription can block known attacks for this vulnerability by enabling Threat ID 92720 (Applications and Threats content update 8630-7638). To exploit this issue, the attacker must have network access to the PAN-OS web interface. You can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS web interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices/10-1/administrative-access-best-practices/administrative-access-best-practices/deploy-administrative-access-best-practices.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-15251 An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1 web interface allows a network-based attacker with specific knowledge of the target firewall or Panorama appliance to impersonate an existing PAN-OS administrator and perform privileged actions.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
May 15, 2025, 2:00 PM
Reserved
Dec 28, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 12, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:19 AM