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CVE-2024-0012: PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2024-0015)

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v4.0KEVWeaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Now (action score 97/100)

CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Nov 18, 2024); it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Dec 9, 2024.
A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 99.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
Fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.2.12-h2, 11.0.6-h1, 11.1.5-h1.
Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Patch today or shut off access. Upgrade to Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.2.12-h2, 11.0.6-h1, 11.1.5-h1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-9474 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 . The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, PAN-OS 11.1, and PAN-OS 11.2 software. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

BDU:2024-09796

Published: Nov 18, 2024
Updated: Aug 4, 2026
EPSS: 99.7% · 99th percentile
CWE: CWE-306

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Patch today or shut off access.

CVSS: 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV: 30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS: 30 / 30 · 99.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · palo_alto: 9.3; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 18, 2024. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Dec 9, 2024.

Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

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Vendor	Product	CPE
paloaltonetworks	pan-os	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (palo_alto). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW
- Allnot affected
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
- 10.1.0not affected
- 11.2.0 and later · before 11.2.4-h1affectedfixed in 11.2.4-h1
- 11.1.0 and later · before 11.1.5-h1affectedfixed in 11.1.5-h1
- 11.0.0 and later · before 11.0.6-h1affectedfixed in 11.0.6-h1
- 10.2.0 and later · before 10.2.12-h2affectedfixed in 10.2.12-h2
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- Allnot affected

Affected versions · NVD (20)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.0
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.1
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.10
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.11
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.12
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.2
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.3
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.4
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.5
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.6
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.7
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.8
paloaltonetworks pan-os10.2.9
paloaltonetworks pan-os11.0.0
paloaltonetworks pan-os11.0.1
paloaltonetworks pan-os11.0.2
paloaltonetworks pan-os11.0.3
paloaltonetworks pan-os11.0.4
paloaltonetworks pan-os11.0.5
paloaltonetworks pan-os11.0.6

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2024-3400PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtectKEV
100Now
CVE-2017-15944Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to…KEV
99Now
CVE-2025-0108PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web InterfaceKEV
95Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2024-5919Nov 14, 2024 · PAN-OS: Authenticated XML External Entities (XXE) Injection Vulnerability
20Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2024-5920Nov 14, 2024 · PAN-OS: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in PAN-OS Enables Impersonation of a Legitimate Administrator
18Monitor
Later →CVE-2024-9474Nov 18, 2024 · PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management InterfaceKEV
85Now

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS	10.2.12-h2	Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS	11.0.6-h1	Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS	11.1.5-h1	Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS	11.2.4-h1	Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

Metasploit module ×1
Nuclei detection template ×1
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×10

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	10 repositories	2024-11-19 → 2026-07-23
Metasploit module	exploit/linux/http/panos_management_unauth_rcePalo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Unauthenticated Remote Code Executionexploit	2024-11-18
Nuclei detection template	Nuclei template CVE-2024-0012	—

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

MetasploitNov 18, 2024-1 d
CISA KEVNov 18, 2024-1 d
PublishedNov 18, 2024
First PoCNov 19, 2024same day
TodayNov 14, 2026+726 d

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2025-010886 days apartPAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web InterfaceKEV
95Now

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

CVE-2024-94740 days apartPAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management InterfaceKEV
85Now
CVE-2024-25524 days apartPAN-OS: Arbitrary File Delete Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)
27Monitor
CVE-2024-868868 days apartPAN-OS: Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)
26Monitor
CVE-2024-59174 days apartPAN-OS: Server-Side Request Forgery in WildFire
8Monitor

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

TR-24-1863 · Nov 20, 2024(Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Güvenlik Bildirimi)

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red

nvd-secondary

Root cause

A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”

The bug in code

The whole CWE-306 class

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Vulnerable

1// Added for the support team
2app.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);

Fixed

1if (config.maintenanceEnabled) {
2  app.post(
3    "/maintenance/reset",
4    requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice
5  );
6}

Attack context

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Change log (1)

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC

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References

security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012

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CNA: palo_alto

CVE.org (CNA)Aug 4, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC
CISA ADPAug 4, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC
NVDAug 4, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC
FIRST EPSSOct 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
MetasploitNov 13, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
NucleiNov 13, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
PoC-in-GitHubNov 13, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC

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CVE-2024-0012: PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2024-0015)

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