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CVE-2019-1579

Remote Code Execution in PAN-OS 7.1.18 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.11-h1 and earlier, and PAN-OS 8.1.2 and earlier with GlobalProtect Portal or GlobalProtect Gateway Interface enabled may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS 8.1 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.4/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.1: +1.21
  • Fresh EPSS: 44.16%: +0.22

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

Sources: 11 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

BleepingComputer
Press · 11 Jan 2022, 08:00 · CISA alerts federal agencies of ancient bugs still being exploited - BleepingComputer
Acronis
Press · 19 May 2021, 07:00 · New attack vectors for the DarkSide ransomware gang - Acronis
Cyfirma
Press · 10 May 2021, 07:00 · Double Extortion Ransomware Attack – The Achilles Heel for Organizations - Cyfirma
cyfirma
Press · 28 Dec 2020, 08:00 · Incidents, attributions, and exploitation techniques for path traversal flaw in Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN devices - cyfirma
Security Magazine
Press · 10 Aug 2020, 07:00 · Iranian hacking group known as Fox Kitten (or Parisite) attacking F5 networking devices - Security Magazine
See all 11 source documents
TechTarget
Press · 08 Oct 2019, 07:00 · NSA warns VPN vulnerabilities exploited by nation-state hackers - TechTarget
National Security Agency (NSA) (.gov)
Press · 07 Oct 2019, 07:00 · NSA Cybersecurity Advisory: Malicious Cyber Actors Leveraging VPN Vulnerabilities for Atta - National Security Agency (NSA) (.gov)
National Cyber Security Centre
Press · 02 Oct 2019, 07:00 · Vulnerabilities exploited in VPN products used worldwide - National Cyber Security Centre
Tech Xplore
Press · 25 Jul 2019, 07:00 · VPN providers address vulnerability findings by researchers - Tech Xplore
Help Net Security
Press · 22 Jul 2019, 07:00 · Released: PoC for RCE flaw in Palo Alto Networks firewalls, gateways - Help Net Security
Security Affairs
Press · 22 Jul 2019, 07:00 · Experts found critical RCE in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Product - 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 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

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 8.1; EPSS 44.2%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction, additional attack conditions.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:05.890020+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
19 Jul 2019, 21:12
First press mention
22 Jul 2019, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
10 Jan 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
11 Jan 2022, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58