Vulnerability

CVE-2024-0012

Critical· 9.8KEVEXPLOITCVSS9.8EPSS94%

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Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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.

Threat signal

100/100

Severe

Severity

critical

CVSS

9.8

EPSS

94%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

Ransomware: Known551d overdue

AffectedPalo Alto Networks — PAN-OS

Added to KEV

2024-11-18

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2024-12-09

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, management interface for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.

Vendor advisory + references

CISA description: “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.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

9.8/ 10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

94.3%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p100

higher than 100% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Statistically about to be weaponized — top-tier triage urgency.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2024-0012. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: yes
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2024-11-18Added to CISA KEVransomware: Known
2024-11-18Public exploit observedmetasploit
2024-11-18Published
2024-12-09Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

Mentions in news & research

research:wizWiz observes exploitation in the wild of PAN-OS vulnerabilities2024-11-22

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.