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TI-2024-08793 Aliases CVE-2024-9474GHSA-cgvw-jh5j-mgq3

PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management Interface

Priority CRITICAL 90Exploited in the wildCWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2024-11-18CISA due date 2024-12-09Known ransomware use
EPSS 0.93767 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Cloud NGFW (Palo Alto Networks): AllPAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks): 11.2.4-h1, 11.1.5-h1, 11.0.6-h1 +2+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Palo Alto NetworksCloud NGFW—AllPatch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS11.2.0 to before 11.2.4-h1; 11.1.0 to before 11.1.5-h1; 11.0.0 to before 11.0.6-h1; 10.2.0 to before 10.2.12-h2; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.14-h611.2.4-h1, 11.1.5-h1, 11.0.6-h1, 10.2.12-h2, 10.1.14-h6Patch availableCNA
Palo Alto NetworksPrisma Access—AllPatch availableCNA
  • Cloud NGFW VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in All Patch available CNA
  • PAN-OS VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 11.2.0 to before 11.2.4-h1; 11.1.0 to before 11.1.5-h1; 11.0.0 to before 11.0.6-h1; 10.2.0 to before 10.2.12-h2; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.14-h6 Fixed in 11.2.4-h1, 11.1.5-h1, 11.0.6-h1, 10.2.12-h2, 10.1.14-h6 Patch available CNA
  • Prisma Access VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected — Fixed in All Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1.0 to before 10.1.14; 10.2.0 to before 10.2.12; 11.0.0 to before 11.0.6; 11.1.0 to before 11.1.5; 11.2.0 to before 11.2.4VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.1.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1.14VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.1.14:h2:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1.14 h2VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.1.14:h4:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1.14 h4VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.12VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.12:h1:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.12 h1VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.6VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.1.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1.5VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2.4VulnerableCyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Cloud NGFW (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in All
  • Fix · CNA PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 11.2.4-h1, 11.1.5-h1, 11.0.6-h1, 10.2.12-h2, 10.1.14-h6
  • Fix · CNA Prisma Access (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in All

Timeline

  1. 2024-11-18 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9474
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgvw-jh5j-mgq3

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

  • 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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