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.
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:- 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
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