CVE-2024-9474
RCE in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os 10.1.0 – 10.1.14
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/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:RedSummary
CVE-2024-9474 is a medium-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that permits an authenticated administrator with access to the management web interface to execute actions on the firewall with root privileges. The issue stems from improper handling of commands, tracked under CWE-78, and affects PAN-OS installations while leaving Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access unaffected. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high privileges required.
An attacker who already possesses valid administrative credentials to the management interface can leverage the flaw to escalate to root-level control, enabling arbitrary actions on the affected firewall without further authentication barriers.
Palo Alto Networks has published an advisory detailing the issue along with associated patches, while CISA has added the CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating confirmed in-the-wild exploitation. Public references include technical analyses from Unit 42 and WatchTowr Labs as well as a proof-of-concept repository on GitHub.
The EPSS score currently stands at 0.9417 with a recorded peak of 0.9752, reflecting sustained high exploitation interest following disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-50354
Vulnerability Data
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this…
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- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 18 November 2024
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.
Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.
Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.
Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.
Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.
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.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.
Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).
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.
Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.