CVE-2024-0012PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2024-0015)
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.
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | CRITICAL | 4.0palo_alto (CNA) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red |
| 5.9 | MEDIUM | 4.0palo_alto (CNA) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red |
| 9.8 | CRITICAL | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Dec 9, 2024
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, management interface for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-0012
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- palo_alto
- Published
- Nov 18, 2024
- Last modified
- 2026-08-04 05:16 UTC
- Weaknesses
- CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
Palo Alto NetworksCloud NGFW0 version ranges
No version detail published.
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS4 version ranges
- 11.2.0 before 11.2.4-h1
- 11.1.0 before 11.1.5-h1
- 11.0.0 before 11.0.6-h1
- 10.2.0 before 10.2.12-h2
Palo Alto NetworksPrisma Access0 version ranges
No version detail published.
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012
- unit42.paloaltonetworks.com https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/
- labs.watchtowr.com https://labs.watchtowr.com/pots-and-pans-aka-an-sslvpn-palo-alto-pan-os-cve-2024-0012-and-cve-2024-9474/
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-0012