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CVE-2024-9474

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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.

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CVE-2024-0012, CVE-2024-9474: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Palo Alto PAN-OS Exploited In The Wild
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://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474

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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-11-18

Updated: 2024-12-20

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.94283

Vulnerability Watch

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