CVE-2024-9474

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.

From the Tenable Blog

CVE-2024-0012, CVE-2024-9474: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Palo Alto PAN-OS Exploited In The Wild

Published: 2024-11-18

Palo Alto Networks confirmed two zero-day vulnerabilities were exploited as part of attacks in the wild against PAN-OS devices, with one being attributed to Operation Lunar Peek.

References

https://www.securityweek.com/second-recently-patched-flaw-exploited-to-hack-palo-alto-firewalls/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-flags-craft-cms-code-injection-flaw-as-exploited-in-attacks/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/palo_alto_firewall_attack/

https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/patch-now-cisa-researchers-warn-palo-alto-flaw-exploited-wild

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-tags-new-firewall-bug-as-exploited-in-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/cisa-adds-palo-alto-networks-and.html

https://cyberscoop.com/edge-device-vulnerabilities-fuel-attack-sprees/

https://www.securityweek.com/palo-alto-networks-confirms-exploitation-of-firewall-vulnerability/

https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-exploit-palo-alto-firewall-vulnerability-day-after-disclosure/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-authentication-bypass-in-palo-alto-networks-pan-os/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/13/pan-os-authentication-bypass-palo-alto-networks-poc-cve-2025-0108/

https://eclypsium.com/blog/pandoras-box-vulns-in-security-appliances/

https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-zyxel-firewall-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-338-02

https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/22/palo_alto_firewalls_under_exploit/

https://www.securityweek.com/2000-palo-alto-firewalls-compromised-via-new-vulnerabilities/

https://www.securityweek.com/palo-alto-patches-firewall-zero-day-exploited-in-operation-lunar-peek/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-tags-progress-kemp-loadmaster-flaw-as-exploited-in-attacks/

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/18/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-patches-two-firewall-zero-days-used-in-attacks/

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

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