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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-9474

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface OS Command Injection Vulnerability

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

Patch now

CVE-2024-9474 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
Medium6.9
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
94.82%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-os · vendor Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

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  • cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-osversion unspecified
  • cpe paloaltonetworks/pan-os10.1.14
  • vendor Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-9474

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-9474 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 10.1.14. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, the management interfaces for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-77: Command Injection; CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 94.82%. 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

    A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

  2. Nov 18, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, the management interfaces 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, the management interfaces for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.

  4. Aug 3, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-9474

    Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation through the web-based management interface for several PAN products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-9474

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-9474

    30-day exploitation probability 94.8%

    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-2024-9474

    A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-9474

    Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation through the web-based management interface for several PAN 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.