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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-0012

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Published Nov 18, 2024 · catalog updated Aug 3, 2026 · Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Patch now

CVE-2024-0012 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 9, 2024. Confirm Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
99.86%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-os · vendor Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-os10.2.0
  • cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-os10.2.1
  • cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-os10.2.2
  • vendor Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-0012

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-0012 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 9, 2024. Confirm Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 10.2.0, 10.2.1, 10.2.2. 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.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 99.86%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 18, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    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 . Th

  2. Nov 18, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    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.

  3. Dec 9, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    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.

  4. Aug 3, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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 . Th

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-0012

    Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web-based management interface for several PAN-OS products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-0012

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-0012

    30-day exploitation probability 99.9%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/panos_management_unauth_rce

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-0012

    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 authen

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-0012

    Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web-based management interface for several PAN-OS products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.