Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2024-11-14
• EPSS: 99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

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.

CISA: Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains an OS command injection vulnerability that 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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 5 Dec 2024): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010MitigationVendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource