# CVE-2024-0012

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2024-0012
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2024-11-18; CISA due date 2024-12-09; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 99.79%
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module · 10 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2024-11-19)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2024-11-18)
- Weakness: CWE-306
- Published: 2024-11-18

## Affected versions

- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: affected >= 11.2.0 and < 11.2.4-h1; >= 11.1.0 and < 11.1.5-h1; >= 11.0.0 and < 11.0.6-h1; >= 10.2.0 and < 10.2.12-h2; fixed in 10.1.0

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [advisory] https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012
- [other] https://labs.watchtowr.com/pots-and-pans-aka-an-sslvpn-palo-alto-pan-os-cve-2024-0012-and-cve-2024-9474/
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-0012
- [other] https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/

---
Summary, impact and action are written by the vulneraibility.com AI analysis pipeline from the CVE record, NVD, CISA and FIRST data; verify against the references.