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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-9463

Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Oct 9, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Palo Alto Networks Expedition

Patch now

CVE-2024-9463 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 5, 2024. Confirm Palo Alto Networks Expedition against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical9.9
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
98.55%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe paloaltonetworks/expedition · vendor Palo Alto Networks Expedition

Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains an OS command injection vulnerability that 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. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • cpe paloaltonetworks/expeditionversion unspecified
  • vendor Palo Alto Networks Expeditionversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-9463

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-9463 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 5, 2024. Confirm Palo Alto Networks Expedition against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 98.55%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 9, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains an OS command injection vulnerability that 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.

  2. Nov 14, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Dec 5, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains an OS command injection vulnerability that 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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-9463

    Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains an OS command injection vulnerability that 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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-9463

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-9463

    30-day exploitation probability 98.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-9463

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-9463

    Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains an OS command injection vulnerability that 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

    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.