CVEvulnerability
CVE-2024-3400
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability — Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
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.
- Added to KEV
- 2024-04-12
- Remediation due
- 2024-04-19
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required 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.
- Notes
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3400
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2024-04-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 10.0 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 10.0 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20, CWE-77
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.
Affected configurations
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.0
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.1
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.2
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.3
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.4
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.5
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.6
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.7
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.8
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 10.2.9
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.0.0
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.0.1
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.0.2
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.0.3
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.0.4
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.1.0
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.1.1
• paloaltonetworks pan-os 11.1.2
Related
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400 Vendor Advisory
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-3400/ Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2024/04/more-on-the-pan-os-cve/ Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400 Vendor Advisory
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-3400/ Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2024/04/more-on-the-pan-os-cve/ Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-3400 US Government Resource