CVEs / CVE-2024-0012
CVE-2024-0012: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 18 Nov 2024
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 99.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web-based management interface for several PAN-OS products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators.
Description
An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-9474 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 . The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, PAN-OS 11.1, and PAN-OS 11.2 software. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | from 11.2.0, before 11.2.4-h1 | 11.2.4-h1 |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | from 11.1.0, before 11.1.5-h1 | 11.1.5-h1 |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | from 11.0.0, before 11.0.6-h1 | 11.0.6-h1 |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | from 10.2.0, before 10.2.12-h2 | 10.2.12-h2 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 18 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 9 Dec 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Known |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, management interface for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-306 |
References
- CVE-2024-0012 on NVD
- CVE-2024-0012 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012 (cited by CISA)
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012 Vendor Advisory
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/ Vendor Advisory
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/pots-and-pans-aka-an-sslvpn-palo-alto-pan-os-cve-2024-0012-and-cve-2024-9474/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-0012 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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