vulnerability

CVE-2024-9474

7.2

High

KEV · Exploited in wildEPSS 94%Patch available

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.

exploited

Yes, in CISA KEV since 18 Nov 2024fix by 9 Dec 2024 (CISA deadline for US federal agencies)known use in ransomware campaignspublic exploit code

fix

Patch available see the advisory in the references

likelihood

EPSS 93.8%

Published 18 Nov 2024Analysed here 2 Nov 2026

do firstApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, the management interfaces for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.

triage

server-sideruntimeWAF can block: partlyAV · networkCWE-78· OS Command Injection

Can a WAF block it? Partly. Cloudflare publishes WAF a rule written for this CVE. Such rules block the known exploit requests and buy time, but attackers can change the request to get past them, so they do not replace the patch.

Cloudflare · 1 rule (Block) · since 6 Jan 2025
- Palo Alto Networks - Remote Code Execution - CVE:CVE-2024-0012, CVE:CVE-2024-9474 · Cloudflare Specials

Also consider: patch · enable the vendor rule in block mode · shlex/execve-style APIs

Based on WAF vendor rules published for this CVE. We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.

cvss vector

attack vectornetworkattack complexitylowprivileges requiredhighuser interactionnonescopeunchangedconfidentialityhighintegrityhighavailabilityhigh

CVSS 3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

common questions

Is CVE-2024-9474 being exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-9474 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.

How severe is CVE-2024-9474?

CVE-2024-9474 is rated High with a CVSS score of 7.2. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-9474?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2024-9474. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2024-9474 affect?

CVE-2024-9474 affects paloaltonetworks:pan-os. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary

technical analysis

affected

paloaltonetworks:pan-os

affected versions

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

affected>= 11.2.0 and < 11.2.4-h1
affected>= 11.1.0 and < 11.1.5-h1
affected>= 11.0.0 and < 11.0.6-h1
affected>= 10.2.0 and < 10.2.12-h2
affected>= 10.1.0 and < 10.1.14-h6

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

public exploits

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module · 5 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template

Metasploit

exploit/linux/http/panos_management_unauth_rce · exploit · excellent

Nuclei

PAN-OS Management Web Interface - Command Injection · detection template · high

GitHub proofs of concept

+1 more repositories

Listed so you can judge urgency, not as a recommendation to run anything. GitHub “proofs of concept” are unvetted: some are fake or carry malware. Exploit-DB marks the entries its staff verified.

cisa ssvc

exploitation: active
automatable: no
technical impact: total

Assessed by CISA 18 Nov 2024 (SSVC 2.0.3).

timeline

18 Nov 2024Added to CISA KEV (exploited in the wild)
18 Nov 2024CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active · same day later
18 Nov 2024Published · 1 day later
19 Nov 2024First public exploit or proof of concept · same day later
9 Dec 2024CISA remediation due date (US federal agencies) · 20 days later
4 Aug 2026CVE record last updated · 603 days (about 2 years) later
2 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 91 days (about 3 months) later

how to fix

Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.

references

NVD CVE.org CVE Details Source

5 references in the CVE record: 1 advisory, 1 exploit, 3 links

Advisorysecurity.paloaltonetworks.com /CVE-2024-9474
Exploitgithub.com /k4nfr3/CVE-2024-9474
Linklabs.watchtowr.com /pots-and-pans-aka-an-sslvpn-palo-alto-pan-os-cve-2024-0012-and-cve-2024-9474/
Linkcisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9474
Linkunit42.paloaltonetworks.com /cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/

sources

CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
NVD: CVSS and CPE data
CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, due date
CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
Metasploit Framework: exploit and scanner modules
Nuclei templates: detection templates
PoC-in-GitHub: GitHub repositories that claim a proof of concept
Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.

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