CVE-2024-3400
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSNetwork & edge
CVSS
10.0CriticalExploit odds (EPSS)>99.9%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions as they become available. Otherwise, users with vulnerable versions of affected devices should enable Threat Prevention IDs available from the vendor. See the vendor bulletin for more details and a patch release schedule. CISA KEV
What fixes it
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Timeline
- 12 Apr 2024, 07:20 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 12 Apr 2024Exploit code publicMetasploit
- 12 Apr 2024Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 3
- Exploit modulePalo Alto Networks PAN-OS Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution 12 Apr 2024Metasploit
- Remote exploitPalo Alto PAN-OS < v11.1.2-h3 - Command Injection and Arbitrary File Creation 21 Apr 2024Exploit-DB
- Scanner templateGlobalProtect - OS Command InjectionNuclei
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Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect feature contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands with root privileges on the firewall.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 9
- PAN-OSunaffected: 9.0.0CVE List
- PAN-OSunaffected: 9.1.0CVE List
- PAN-OSunaffected: 10.0.0CVE List
- PAN-OSunaffected: 10.1.0CVE List
- PAN-OSaffected: 10.2.0 before 10.2.9-h1CVE List
- PAN-OSaffected: 11.0.0 before 11.0.4-h1CVE List
- PAN-OSaffected: 11.1.0 before 11.1.2-h3CVE List
- Cloud NGFWunaffected: AllCVE List
- Prisma Accessunaffected: AllCVE List
References 6
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400Advisoryvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3400Referencevia CISA KEV
- unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-3400/Referencevia CVE List
- volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/Referencevia CVE List
- paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2024/04/more-on-the-pan-os-cve/Referencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-3400Referencevia CVE List