CVE-2024-0012 KEV
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2024-12-09.
Description
An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-9474 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 . The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, PAN-OS 11.1, and PAN-OS 11.2 software. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 99.85% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-306 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2024-12-09 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-11-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-04 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2024-11-18 |
| Due | 2024-12-09 |
| Vendor / product | Palo Alto Networks / PAN-OS |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| paloaltonetworks | pan-os |
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-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-2024-0012
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