CVE-2024-3400—Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability

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.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

KNOWN

Action

Apply 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.

Additional Notes

• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3400

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Related Weaknesses

• CWE-20
• CWE-77