CVEs / CVE-2024-9474
CVE-2024-9474: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 18 Nov 2024
- high 7.2 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 93.7% 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 OS command injection vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation through the web-based management interface for several PAN products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators.
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. 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 |
| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | from 10.1.0, before 10.1.14-h6 | 10.1.14-h6 |
| paloaltonetworks pan-os | from 11.2.0, before 11.2.4-h1 | 11.2.4-h1 |
| paloaltonetworks pan-os | from 11.1.0, before 11.1.5-h1 | 11.1.5-h1 |
| paloaltonetworks pan-os | from 11.0.0, before 11.0.6-h1 | 11.0.6-h1 |
| paloaltonetworks pan-os | from 10.2.0, before 10.2.12-h2 | 10.2.12-h2 |
| paloaltonetworks pan-os | from 10.1.0, before 10.1.14-h6 | 10.1.14-h6 |
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, the management interfaces for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.2 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
References
- CVE-2024-9474 on NVD
- CVE-2024-9474 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 (cited by CISA)
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 Vendor Advisory
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/ Press/Media Coverage, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/k4nfr3/CVE-2024-9474 Exploit
- 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-2024-9474 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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