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CVE-2017-15944

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.

CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
9.0/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 98.34%: +0.49

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 3 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

cyfirma
Press · 14 Jun 2024, 07:00 · THE CHANGING : CYBER THREAT LANDSCAPE ASIA-PACIFIC (APAC) REGION - Volume 2 - cyfirma
EclecticIQ Blog
Press · 25 Aug 2022, 07:00 · The Analyst Prompt #16: Monero's Hard Fork Enhances Privacy and May Make It More Attractive to Cybercriminals - EclecticIQ Blog
Security Affairs
Press · 18 Dec 2017, 08:00 · Expert found critical issues in Palo Alto PAN-OS Networks Security Platform - Security Affairs

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

2

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
xxnbyy/CVE-2017-15944-POC26Python15 Dec 2017, 02:57
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 98.3%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:50.576100+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
11 Dec 2017, 17:00
First press mention
18 Dec 2017, 08:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
18 Aug 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
14 Jun 2024, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57
PoCs on GitHub
2 repositories