TI-2024-08785 Aliases CVE-2024-9466 GHSA-3wg5-x88w-52fj

Expedition: Cleartext Storage of Information Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure

MEDIUM 50CWE-532Published 2024-10-09 · Updated 2025-09-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition allows an authenticated attacker to reveal firewall usernames, passwords, and API keys generated using those credentials.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.13584 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

Fix Fixed Expedition (Palo Alto Networks): 1.2.96

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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	1.2.0 to before 1.2.96	1.2.96	Patch available	CNA

Expedition VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 1.2.0 to before 1.2.96 Fixed in 1.2.96 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:expedition::::::::	1.2.0 to before 1.2.96	Vulnerable	CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:expedition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 to before 1.2.96 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Remediation

Fix · CNA Expedition (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 1.2.96

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2024-10-09
Palo Alto Networks Expedition — security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010
5 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL, 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-08782 Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential DisclosurePriority CRITICAL 100
- TI-2024-08784 Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential DisclosurePriority CRITICAL 99
- TI-2024-08783 Expedition: Authenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Admin Credential DisclosurePriority HIGH 83
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9466
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3wg5-x88w-52fj

References

Exploit 1

https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/palo-alto-expedition-from-n-day-to-full-compromise/

Advisory 1

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010

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

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Sources

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