Medium CVSS 4.8

Overview

An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Checkov by Prisma® Cloud allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code as a non administrative user by scanning a malicious terraform file when using Checkov in Prisma® Cloud.

This issue impacts Checkov 3.0 versions earlier than Checkov 3.2.415.

Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 4.8 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: deserialization, rce (tag impact: VERY HIGH)

Recommended actions:

  • Avoid untrusted deserialization; prefer safe formats (JSON) and signatures.
  • Patch/upgrade immediately (remote code execution).
  • Reduce exposure (WAF/segmentation), minimize attack surface.

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