CVE-2024-5916Network attack vector

Administrator secret disclosure via cleartext config logs

Published Aug 14, 2024 · Updated Apr 30, 2025

Cleartext storage in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.2 and 11.0 allows remote authenticated users to read external-system secrets from the config log. The config log records secrets, passwords, and tokens configured for external server profiles in cleartext instead of protecting them from lower-privileged administrators. A read-only administrator with config-log access can recover those credentials, exposing connected external systems without altering the firewall.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext storage in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.2 and 11.0 allows remote authenticated users to read external-system secrets from the config log. The config log records secrets, passwords, and tokens configured for external server profiles in cleartext instead of protecting them from lower-privileged administrators. A read-only administrator with config-log access can recover those credentials, exposing connected external systems without altering the firewall.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5916
Published
Aug 14, 2024
Updated
Apr 30, 2025
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
PAN-OS
Classifications
CWE-312, CWE-313, T1555
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.2 <10.2.8 changes=[{"at":"10.2.8","status":"unaffected"},{"at":"10.2.7-h13","status":"unaffected"}]
  2. Affected versionversion=11.0 <11.0.4 changes=[{"at":"11.0.4","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OSversion=10.2 <10.2.8 changes=[{"at":"10.2.8","status":"unaffected"},{"at":"10.2.7-h13","status":"unaffected"}]; version=11.0 <11.0.4 changes=[{"at":"11.0.4","status":"unaffected"}]
Palo Alto Networks · Cloud NGFWversion=Before 8/15; version=Before 8/23

Published CVSS scores

6.0Palo Alto NetworksCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Amber
4.4NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CWE-313Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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