CVE-2024-9474
Palo Alto Networks · published 2024-11-18
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2024-11-18).
- CISA's name for it: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- CISA's description: 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.
- 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 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.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Cloud NGFW | All: unaffected |
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 11.2.0 – before 11.2.4-h1: affected 11.1.0 – before 11.1.5-h1: affected 11.0.0 – before 11.0.6-h1: affected 10.2.0 – before 10.2.12-h2: affected 10.1.0 – before 10.1.14-h6: affected |
| Palo Alto Networks | Prisma Access | All: unaffected |
Added by CISA-ADP (Authorized Data Publisher)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.0 – before 11.2.4-h1: affected 11.1.0 – before 11.1.5-h1: affected 11.0.0 – before 11.0.6-h1: affected 10.2.0 – before 10.2.12-h2: affected 10.1.0 – before 10.1.14-h6: affected |
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.0 – before 11.2.4-h1: affected 11.1.0 – before 11.1.5-h1: affected 11.0.0 – before 11.0.6-h1: affected 10.2.0 – before 10.2.12-h2: affected 10.1.0 – before 10.1.14-h6: affected |
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.0 – before 11.2.4-h1: affected 11.1.0 – before 11.1.5-h1: affected 11.0.0 – before 11.0.6-h1: affected 10.2.0 – before 10.2.12-h2: affected 10.1.0 – before 10.1.14-h6: affected |
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.0 – before 11.2.4-h1: affected 11.1.0 – before 11.1.5-h1: affected 11.0.0 – before 11.0.6-h1: affected 10.2.0 – before 10.2.12-h2: affected 10.1.0 – before 10.1.14-h6: affected |
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.0 – before 11.2.4-h1: affected 11.1.0 – before 11.1.5-h1: affected 11.0.0 – before 11.0.6-h1: affected 10.2.0 – before 10.2.12-h2: affected 10.1.0 – before 10.1.14-h6: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 4.0: 6.9 MEDIUM — as published by Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (Secondary)
CVSS: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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red - CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · 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-2024-9474
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/
- https://github.com/k4nfr3/CVE-2024-9474
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/pots-and-pans-aka-an-sslvpn-palo-alto-pan-os-cve-2024-0012-and-cve-2024-9474/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9474
Source dates: published 2024-11-18, last changed 2026-08-04. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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