CVE-2024-3400
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 19 April 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
A command injection as a result of arbitrary file creation vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software for specific PAN-OS versions and distinct feature configurations may enable an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall. Cloud NGFW, Panorama appliances, and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 100.00% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 21 April 2024
- CISA KEV
- Listed 12 April 2024 · due 19 April 2024 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-77
- Affected
- paloaltonetworks/pan-os
- Source
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
EPSS 100.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions as they become available. Otherwise, users with vulnerable versions of affected devices should enable Threat Prevention IDs available from the vendor. See the vendor bulletin for more details and a patch release schedule. https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3400
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400Vendor Advisory
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-3400/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2024/04/more-on-the-pan-os-cve/Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400Vendor Advisory
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-3400/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2024/04/more-on-the-pan-os-cve/Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-3400US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.