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Exploited. On CISA's list since 2024-11-18, and used by ransomware.
CVE-2024-9474 · Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS · Published 2024-11-18
6.9 out of 10
CVSS rates it medium.
94%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, among the top 1% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Yes
CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 690 days ago (2024-12-09).
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.
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.
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.
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CWE-78 · NVD record: nvd@nist.gov; NVD record: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
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CWE-77 · CISA KEV. We have not selected a close learning match for this label.
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