CVE DATABASE / CVE-2024-3400
CVE-2024-3400
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2024-04-12.
Federal remediation due 2024-04-19.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions as they become available. Otherwise, users with vulnerable versions of affected devices should enable Threat Prevention IDs available from the vendor. See the vendor bulletin for more details and a patch release schedule.
Summary
A command injection as a result of arbitrary file creation vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software for specific PAN-OS versions and distinct feature configurations may enable an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall.Cloud NGFW, Panorama appliances, and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 10 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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Our coverage
- CVE-2026-0300: Critical PAN-OS Zero-Day Gives Attackers Root Access to Firewalls
- CVE-2026-0300: Unauthenticated Root RCE Zero-Day Actively Exploited in Palo Alto PAN-OS
- CVE-2026-0300: Palo Alto PAN-OS Zero-Day RCE Exploited, No Patch Until May 13
- PRC State-Sponsored Telecom Router Compromise Detection: CISA AA25-239a Breakdown
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-3400/
- https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2024/04/more-on-the-pan-os-cve/
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-3400
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-04. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.