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CVE-2024-0012· NVD / CVE Program· CNA palo_alto

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

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.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v4.0KEVWeaponized Fix available
Published
Nov 18, 2024
Updated
Aug 4, 2026
EPSS
99.8% · 100th percentile
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Action score

97

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Patch today or shut off access.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
30 / 30 · 99.8%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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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 government agencies: Dec 9, 2024.

Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
paloaltonetworkspan-os

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Affected versions

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

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

Same product

paloaltonetworks: all records

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 executeKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2025-0108PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web InterfaceKEV
    95Now
  • CVE-2026-0257PAN-OS: GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass VulnerabilitiesKEV
    90Now
  • CVE-2024-9474PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management InterfaceKEV
    85Now
  • CVE-2026-0300PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication PortalKEV
    77This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS10.2.12-h2Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.0.6-h1Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.1.5-h1Vendor (CNA)
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS11.2.4-h1Vendor (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 ×11

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/http/panos_management_unauth_rcePalo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Unauthenticated Remote Code Executionexploit2024-11-18
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2024-0012 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:242024-11-19
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:212024-11-19
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12024-11-20
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:22024-11-22
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02024-11-22
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02024-11-22
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32024-11-30
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:82024-12-11
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32025-02-06
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:62025-05-21

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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

  1. Metasploit-1 d
  2. CISA KEV-1 d
  3. Published
  4. First PoCsame day
  5. TodaySep 29, 2026+680 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

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

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

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

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
// Added for the support teamapp.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);

Fixed

ts
if (config.maintenanceEnabled) {  app.post(    "/maintenance/reset",    requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice  );}

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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