CVE-2024-3400
Palo Alto Networks · published 2024-04-12
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2024-04-12).
- CISA's name for it: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- CISA's description: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect feature contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands with root privileges on the firewall.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Known
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Palo Alto Networks, Inc. via the CVE Program.
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.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 9.0.0: unaffected 9.1.0: unaffected 10.0.0: unaffected 10.1.0: unaffected 10.2.0 – before 10.2.9-h1: affected 11.0.0 – before 11.0.4-h1: affected 11.1.0 – before 11.1.2-h3: affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW | All: unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access | All: unaffected |
Added by CISA-ADP (Authorized Data Publisher)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.0 – before 10.2.9-h1: affected |
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.0 – before 11.0.4-h1: affected |
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.0 – before 11.1.2-h3: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 10 CRITICAL — as published by Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 10 CRITICAL — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-3400/
- https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2024/04/more-on-the-pan-os-cve/
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-3400/
- https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2024/04/more-on-the-pan-os-cve/
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-3400
Source dates: published 2024-04-12, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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