Medium severity · published Sep 11, 2024
CVE-2024-8688
An improper neutralization of matching symbols vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS command line interface (CLI) enables authenticated administrators (including…
4.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper neutralization of matching symbols vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS command line interface (CLI) enables authenticated administrators (including read-only administrators) with access to the CLI to to read arbitrary files on the firewall.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% 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
9.1.0 before 9.1.15; 10.0.0 before 10.0.10; 10.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8688
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8688
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8688
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