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01 Record

CVE-2021-3036

PAN-OS: Administrator secrets are logged in web server logs when using the PAN-OS XML API incorrectly

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: palo_alto
CNA base score4.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

02 Description

PAN-OS: Administrator secrets are logged in web server logs when using the PAN-OS XML API incorrectly

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 15.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-04-20 03:15Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 04:28Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-01-06
Assigning CNA
palo_alto
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.4)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
d193e5a8408061c21fad7d95f74ed26e7e6cb80dd542c2641a1f7ce352379cff

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS8.1 to < 8.1.19, 9.0 to < 9.0.12, 9.1 to < 9.1.6, 10.0 to < 10.0.1—

06 References

07 Remediation

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.19, PAN-OS 9.0.12, PAN-OS 9.1.6, PAN-OS 10.0.1, and all later PAN-OS versions. After you upgrade the PAN-OS appliance, you must change the passwords and generate a new API key for all impacted PAN-OS administrators.