CVE-2024-9463
Published 2024-10-09 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
Summary
CVE-2024-9463 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 14, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by December 5, 2024. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Palo Alto Networks has 16 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 6 of them linked to ransomware.
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An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition 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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Palo Alto Networks — Expedition
Name: Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-11-14 · Due: 2024-12-05
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.