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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-3400

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Apr 12, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

Patch now

CVE-2024-3400 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 19, 2024. Confirm Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical10.0
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
100.00%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-os · vendor Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

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.

Are you affected?

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

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • 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-2024-3400

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-3400 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 19, 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 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.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation; CWE-77: Command Injection. EPSS 100.00%. 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. Apr 12, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 12, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    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.

  3. Apr 19, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    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.

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-3400

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-3400

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-3400

    30-day exploitation probability 100.0%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference51996

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/panos_telemetry_cmd_exec

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

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-3400

    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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-3400

    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.

    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.