# Palo Alto PAN-OS management interface auth bypass + privilege escalation · pwn.watch

> CVE-2024-0012: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web-based management interface for several PAN-OS products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators. CVE-2024-9474: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation through the web-based management interface for several PAN products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-11-18. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/palo-alto-pan-os-management-auth-bypass-cve-2024-0012-9474 · generated 2026-10-22T22:54:30.229Z

## Status
- Severity: critical · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
- Started: 2024-11-18 · closed: 2024-11-18
- CVEs: CVE-2024-0012, CVE-2024-9474
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-11-18: CVE-2024-0012 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0012)
- 2024-11-18: CVE-2024-9474 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9474)
- 2024-11-18: CISA added CVE-2024-0012 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-09) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-11-18: CISA added CVE-2024-9474 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-09) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Palo Alto PAN-OS management interface auth bypass + privilege escalation

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/palo-alto-pan-os-management-auth-bypass-cve-2024-0012-9474 · status: closed (closed Nov 18, 2024) · severity: critical · updated Nov 18, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
CVE-2024-0012: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web-based management interface for several PAN-OS products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators. CVE-2024-9474: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation through the web-based management interface for several PAN products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-11-18. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.

Severity detail: CVSS 9.3 (v4.0, CNA), actively exploited (CISA KEV); known ransomware use

- Product: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2024-0012, CVE-2024-9474

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Nov 18, 2024: CVE-2024-0012 published
- Nov 18, 2024: CVE-2024-9474 published
- Nov 18, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-0012 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-09)
- Nov 18, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-9474 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-09)

## Advisories
- [CVE-2024-0012 PAN-OS: authentication bypass in the management web interface](https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012) (Palo Alto Networks)
- [CVE-2024-9474 PAN-OS: privilege escalation in the management web interface](https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474) (Palo Alto Networks)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-0012](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0012) (NVD)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-9474](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9474) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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