CVE-2024-9474
Published 2024-11-18 · Updated 2026-08-04 · Source psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
Summary
CVE-2024-9474 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 18, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by December 9, 2024. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Palo Alto Networks has 16 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 6 of them linked to ransomware.
All 16 known-exploited Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities →Description
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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Palo Alto Networks — PAN-OS
Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-11-18 · Due: 2024-12-09
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, the management interfaces for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/
- https://github.com/k4nfr3/CVE-2024-9474
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/pots-and-pans-aka-an-sslvpn-palo-alto-pan-os-cve-2024-0012-and-cve-2024-9474/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9474

