CVE DATABASE / CVE-2024-9463
CVE-2024-9463
Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2024-11-14.
Federal remediation due 2024-12-05.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9463
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-04. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.