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.

NVD

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.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE

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

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Affected Versions

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
1.42%
Percentile
70.53%

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.