CVE-2024-9474 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2024-9474MEDIUM

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW — PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management Interface

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   H   N   N   H   N    6.9   .9477   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product        Versions     Fixed
  Cloud NGFW     unspecified  All
  PAN-OS         11.2.0 –     11.2.4-h1
  Prisma Access  unspecified  All

TIMELINE
  Oct 3   Reserved by palo_alto
  Nov 18  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2024-12-09
  Nov 18  Published (CNA: palo_alto)
  Aug 3   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2024-9474 (Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW). Public exploit reference added.
  Aug 3   PATCH SHIPPED — CVE-2024-9474 (Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW). Fixed in Cloud NGFW All.

CWE-78 · CNA: palo_alto · CVSS v4.0 · 5 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due December 9, 2024

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 5 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
October 3, 2024	Reserved	Reserved by palo_alto
November 18, 2024	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2024-12-09
November 18, 2024	Published	Published (CNA: palo_alto)
August 3, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2024-9474 (Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW). Public exploit reference added.
August 3, 2026	PATCH SHIPPED	PATCH SHIPPED — CVE-2024-9474 (Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW). Fixed in Cloud NGFW All.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 3 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Palo Alto Networks	Cloud NGFW	—	—	All
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	—	11.2.0	11.2.4-h1
Palo Alto Networks	Prisma Access	—	—	All

Weaknesses

CWE-78

References (5)

https://github.com/k4nfr3/CVE-2024-9474 [Exploit]
https://labs.watchtowr.com/pots-and-pans-aka-an-sslvpn-palo-alto-pan-os-cve-2024-0012-and-cve-2024-9474/ [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 [Vendor Advisory]
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/ [Press/Media Coverage, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9474 [US Government Resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-9474 at cve.org

Vendors: palo alto networks

Weaknesses: CWE-78

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