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CVE-2024-9474

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface OS Command Injection Vulnerability

KEVMEDIUM 6.9EPSS 94.7%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 9 December 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

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.

CVSS 4.0
6.9 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
94.70% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 18 November 2024 · due 9 December 2024 · used in ransomware campaigns
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
paloaltonetworks/pan-os
Source
psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

CISA notes

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. https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9474

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.