[Update] Multiple vulnerabilities on the administration interface of Palo Alto Networks devices (November 15, 2024)
On November 8, 2024, Palo Alto Networks released a security advisory regarding a critical vulnerability in certain Palo Alto Networks firewalls. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on the administration interface of the devices. The vendor...
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A critical vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of certain Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to confirmed exploitation.
- Action
- Apply the security advisory released on November 8, 2024.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/alerte/CERTFR-2024-ALE-015/
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 likely imminentCVE-2024-0012EPSS puts this in the most-targeted tier (99.7% 30-day exploitation probability). Prioritize alongside KEV items. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
- Exploitation likely imminentCVE-2024-9474EPSS puts this in the most-targeted tier (94.8% 30-day exploitation probability). Prioritize alongside KEV items. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-0012 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2024-9474 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-9474: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface OS Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-0012: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilitycisa-kev
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