Zero-day vulnerability in Palo Alto PAN-OS

OS Command Injection
CVE-2024-9474

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2024111558 - Remote unauthenticated code execution in Palo Alto PAN-OS

Vulnerable component: Palo Alto PAN-OS

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9474

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified vulnerability related to improper input validation within the management interface. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the system and execute arbitrary OS commands.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

External links:

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0015

About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.