High severity · published Sep 11, 2024
CVE-2024-8686
A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run arbitrary commands as root on…
7.2
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run arbitrary commands as root on the firewall.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks
11.2.0 through 11.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8686
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8686
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8686
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