CVE-2024-3400: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect feature contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands with root privileges on the firewall.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands with root privileges on the firewall.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of PAN-OS.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3400
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2024-3400Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99.9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-3400 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- unknownexploited[Update] Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect (April 12, 2024)cert-fr-alerte
Recent advisories for Palo Alto Networks
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- high[NEW] [high] Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-13
- medium[NEW] [medium] Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: Vulnerability enables information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-08-13
- unknownCVE-2026-0301: An information disclosure vulnerability in the URL Filtering feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-…nvd · 2026-08-13
- unknownCVE-2026-0299: Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app enable …nvd · 2026-08-13
- unknownCVE-2026-0298: An improper input validation vulnerability exists in the Windows Pre-Logon Access Provider (PLA…nvd · 2026-08-13
- unknownCVE-2026-0297: A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app that enable…nvd · 2026-08-13
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