Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS Enables Root Exec
CVE-2024-8686 Published on September 11, 2024
PAN-OS: Command Injection Vulnerability
A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run arbitrary commands as root on the firewall.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-8686 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Timeline
Initial publication
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2024-8686 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-8686
stack.watch emails you whenever new vulnerabilities are published in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS or Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access. Just hit a watch button to start following.
Affected Versions
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS:- Version 11.2.0 and below 11.2.2 is unaffected.
- Version 11.2.2 is affected.
- Version 11.1.0 is unaffected.
- Version 11.0.0 is unaffected.
- Version 10.2.0 is unaffected.
- Version 10.1.0 is unaffected.
- Version All is unaffected.
- Version All is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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.