Security Resilience

CVE-2024-0009

Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os 10.2.0 – 10.2.4

Published
14 February 2024
Modified
09 December 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0020 9th percentile
Risk Priority 47 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2024-0009 is a medium-severity Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel (CWE-940) vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique LSASS Memory (T1003.001); ranked at the 9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-17 (Remote Access) and AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An improper verification vulnerability in the GlobalProtect gateway feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a malicious user with stolen credentials to establish a VPN connection from an unauthorized IP address.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.001 LSASS Memory Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).
T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access
Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.
T1003.007 Proc Filesystem Credential Access
Adversaries may gather credentials from the proc filesystem or `/proc`.
T1016.002 Wi-Fi Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.
T1025 Data from Removable Media Collection
Adversaries may search connected removable media on computers they have compromised to find files of interest.
T1027.002 Software Packing Stealth
Adversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2023-0008Same product: Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
CVE-2025-0124Same product: Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
CVE-2026-0285Same product: Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
CVE-2024-5917Same product: Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
CVE-2024-3384Same product: Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
CVE-2024-5916Same product: Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
CVE-2024-2550Same product: Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os

Affected Assets

paloaltonetworks
pan-os
11.0.0 · 10.2.0 — 10.2.4

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.5.3
  • V10.6.2
  • V15.2.4

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

IA-3 requires unique identification and authentication of devices before any communication channel is established, directly stopping acceptance of unverified origins.

AC-17 mandates documented restrictions and authentication requirements for remote access, blocking channels whose origins are not properly verified.

Information flow enforcement directly requires validating the source of data before allowing transmission or receipt.

Session authenticity mechanisms require validation that communications originate from the expected party.

SC-7 enforces monitoring and control at external and key internal interfaces, preventing channels from unverified sources via boundary rules.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-03 partial match
blocks

Authentication of users/services/hardware directly enforces source verification for communication channels.

PR.AA-04 partial match
blocks

Verifying identity assertions prevents spoofed channel origins but does not cover all channel-establishment scenarios.

PR.IR-01 partial match
blocks

Network protections reduce unauthorized channel usage but do not specifically require origin verification at channel setup.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

degrades

Network security controls enforce source verification and channel authentication for incoming communications.

degrades

Security of network services includes validating the origin of service requests and connections.

blocks

A.8.24 mandates proper use of cryptography (algorithms, key management, protection of data in transit/storage) but has no bearing on whether a product correctly verifies the origin of an incoming communication channel; the weakness can still be present and exploited regardless of cryptographic controls.

blocks

A.8.26 requires identifying and specifying requirements for resilience against malicious attacks (explicitly naming SQL injection) plus input validation, authentication, segregation of access, output controls, and cryptography; these can address origin verification for expected channels in some (but not all) application designs, leaving a bounded remainder where the weakness is still exploitable.

blocks

A.8.27 mandates security-by-design principles (defense-in-depth, least privilege, assume-breach, distrust-external-input, zero-trust verification) plus design reviews that can catch and block origin-validation gaps in many common cases, but leaves a bounded remainder (e.g. protocol-level or third-party component origin errors not surfaced by the organization's review process).

prevents

Secure coding practices can prevent improper source verification if explicitly required.

Hardening callouts derived

DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.

  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-346, a class-level weakness, and none of its children carries one either.

References