CVE-2024-5910Known exploitationPublic exploitNetwork attack vector

Admin account takeover via unauthenticated password reset

Published Jul 10, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks Expedition before 1.2.92 allows remote attackers to take over an administrator account. The web-accessible /OS/startup/restore/restoreAdmin.php script omits authentication and resets the existing administrator password to its default value. Network reachability alone is sufficient; exploitation replaces the administrator credential and exposes imported configuration secrets and device credentials.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability91.78%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks Expedition before 1.2.92 allows remote attackers to take over an administrator account. The web-accessible /OS/startup/restore/restoreAdmin.php script omits authentication and resets the existing administrator password to its default value. Network reachability alone is sufficient; exploitation replaces the administrator credential and exposes imported configuration secrets and device credentials.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5910
Published
Jul 10, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
Expedition
Classifications
CWE-306, CAPEC-115, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.2 <1.2.92
  2. Affected versionversion=1.2 <1.2.92 changes=[{"at":"1.2.92","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Palo Alto Networks · Expeditionversion=1.2 <1.2.92; version=1.2 <1.2.92 changes=[{"at":"1.2.92","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CAPEC-115Authentication Bypass
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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