Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2024-9463
The short answer
CVE-2024-9463 affects Palo Alto Networks Expedition and is rated critical (CVSS 9.9). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-14: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary OS commands as root in Expedition, resulting in disclosure of usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys of PAN-OS firewalls.
Weakness: CWE-78.
Severity
9.9 critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Amber
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Nov 14, 2024
Federal due date Dec 5, 2024
EPSS, next 30 days
99%
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
Expedition. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010 MitigationVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9463 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2024-9463 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-9463 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-14, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-12-05.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9463?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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