CVE-2024-9471

PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in XML API

Published Oct 9, 2024 · Updated Oct 18, 2024

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the XML API of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated PAN-OS administrator with restricted privileges to use a compromised XML API key to perform actions as a higher privileged PAN-OS administrator. For example, an administrator with "Virtual system administrator (read-only)" access could use an XML API key of a "Virtual system administrator" to perform write operations on the virtual system configuration even though they should be limited to read-only operations.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the XML API of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated PAN-OS administrator with restricted privileges to use a compromised XML API key to perform actions as a higher privileged PAN-OS administrator. For example, an administrator with "Virtual system administrator (read-only)" access could use an XML API key of a "Virtual system administrator" to perform write operations on the virtual system configuration even though they should be limited to read-only operations.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-9471
Published
Oct 9, 2024
Updated
Oct 18, 2024
Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
PAN-OS
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.1.0 <10.1.11
  2. Affected versionversion=10.1.0 <10.1.11 changes=[{"at":"10.1.11","status":"unaffected"}]
  3. Affected versionversion=10.2.0 <10.2.8
  4. Affected versionversion=10.2.0 <10.2.8 changes=[{"at":"10.2.8","status":"unaffected"}]
  5. Affected versionversion=11.0.0 <11.0.3
  6. Affected versionversion=11.0.0 <11.0.3 changes=[{"at":"11.0.3","status":"unaffected"}]
  7. Affected versionversion=9.0
  8. Affected versionversion=9.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

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Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Palo Alto Networks · PAN-OSversion=10.1.0 <10.1.11; version=10.1.0 <10.1.11 changes=[{"at":"10.1.11","status":"unaffected"}]; version=10.2.0 <10.2.8; version=10.2.0 <10.2.8 changes=[{"at":"10.2.8","status":"unaffected"}]; version=11.0.0 <11.0.3; version=11.0.0 <11.0.3 changes=[{"at":"11.0.3","status":"unaffected"}]; version=9.0; version=9.1

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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