Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-3046
CVE-2021-3046
Description
An improper authentication vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables a SAML authenticated attacker to impersonate any other user in the GlobalProtect Portal and GlobalProtect Gateway when they are configured to use SAML authentication. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.19; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.9; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.5. PAN-OS 10.1 versions are not impacted.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=8.1.0,<8.1.19
- (no CPE)range: <8.1.19, <9.0.14, <9.1.9, <10.0.5
- (no CPE)range: 8.1
Patches
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3046nvdVendor Advisory
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