Command Injection in Palo Alto PAN-OS

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU88506

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3400

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the GlobalProtect feature. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 10.2 - 11.1.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:10.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:palo_alto_networks:pan-os:11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.