OS cmd injection in Palo Alto Expedition runs as root
CVE-2024-9463 Published on October 9, 2024

Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure
An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary OS commands as root in Expedition, resulting in disclosure of usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys of PAN-OS firewalls.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary OS commands as root in Expedition, resulting in disclosure of usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys of PAN-OS firewalls.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by December 5, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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-2024-9463 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-9463

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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
94.20%
Percentile
99.92%

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.