CVE-2024-9463: Palo Alto Networks Expedition 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 Expedition contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary OS commands as root in Expedition, resulting in disclosure of usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys of PAN-OS firewalls.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An OS command injection vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary OS commands as root, leading to disclosure of sensitive information.
- Who is affected
- Users of Palo Alto Networks Expedition.
- Urgency
- Critical urgency for remediation due to active exploitation and severity of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Update Expedition to the latest version to address this vulnerability.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9463
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-2024-9463Already 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-2024-9463 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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