Palo Alto PAN-OS GlobalProtect Privilege Escalation via Command Injection (CVE-2024-3400)
CVE-2024-3400 Published on April 12, 2024

PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtect
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. 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.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 19, 2024: Users of affected devices should enable Threat Prevention Threat ID 95187 if that is available, otherwise, disable device telemetry until patches are available from the vendor, per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-3400 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Timeline

Initial publication

Weakness Types

What is a Command Injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2024-3400 has been classified to as a Command Injection vulnerability or weakness.

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-3400

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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
94.30%
Percentile
99.94%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.