CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability
April 12, 2024
April 19, 2024
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.
Description
A command injection as a result of arbitrary file creation vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software for specific PAN-OS versions and distinct feature configurations may enable an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall.
Cloud NGFW, Panorama appliances, and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-3400/
- https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2024/04/more-on-the-pan-os-cve/
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/