Expedition: Missing Authentication Leads to Admin Account Takeover
Priority CRITICAL 99Exploited in the wildCWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Missing authentication for a critical function in Palo Alto Networks Expedition can lead to an Expedition admin account takeover for attackers with network access to Expedition. Note: Expedition is a tool aiding in configuration migration, tuning, and enrichment. Configuration secrets, credentials, and other data imported into Expedition is at risk due to this issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2024-11-07CISA due date 2024-11-28
EPSS 0.91684 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Expedition (Palo Alto Networks): 1.2.92
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | Expedition | 1.2 to before 1.2.92 | 1.2.92 | Patch available | CNA |
- Expedition VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 1.2 to before 1.2.92 Fixed in 1.2.92 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:expedition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 to before 1.2.92 | Vulnerable | CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company |
- cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:expedition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 to before 1.2.92 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Expedition (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 1.2.92
Timeline
- 2024-11-07 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5910
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-px3f-fc5j-2fqv
References
More Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08782 Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-03172 PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtect KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-01936 PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-11675 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-00239 PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication Portal KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-08784 Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2024-5910 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5910 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-px3f-fc5j-2fqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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