Palo Alto Networks confirmed that all versions of PAN-OS and Panorama are affected by PHP2Shell, a pair of critical PHP vulnerabilities that let an attacker run code on a web server without logging in. Palo Alto has not shipped fixed PAN-OS releases yet. Fortinet and Cisco published their own advisories, and neither company has confirmed a vulnerable product so far: Fortinet is checking 12 products, Cisco 31 products and cloud services.
What the PHP2Shell vulnerability means for Fortinet, Cisco and Palo Alto customers
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