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CVE-2024-9474

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface OS Command Injection Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2024-11-18
CISA due date
2024-12-09
Known ransomware use
Known

NVD risk context

6.9 MEDIUM

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Network
The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Attack requirements
None
No additional attack condition is required.
Privileges required
High
The attacker needs substantial privileges before exploiting the issue.
User interaction
None
No action by another user is required.

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.

Required action

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.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

Other NVD references (3)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

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NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.

NVD published
Nov 18, 2024, 04:15 PM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jun 17, 2026, 08:24 AM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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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

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CISA notes

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9474