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CVE-2024-5916

PAN-OS: Cleartext Exposure of External System Secrets

Severity Score

6.0
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

An information exposure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a local system administrator to unintentionally disclose secrets, passwords, and tokens of external systems. A read-only administrator who has access to the config log, can read secrets, passwords, and tokens to external systems.

*Credits: Hari Yadavalli of Palo Alto Networks
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Passive
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
Low
High
Integrity
None
None
Availability
None
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Passive
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
Low
High
Integrity
None
None
Availability
None
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-06-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-14 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-313: Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-116: Excavation
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Palo Alto Networks
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PAN-OS
Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "PAN-OS"
>= 10.2.0 < 10.2.8
Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "PAN-OS" and version " >= 10.2.0 < 10.2.8"
en
Affected
Palo Alto Networks
Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks"
PAN-OS
Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "PAN-OS"
>= 11.0.0 < 11.0.4
Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "PAN-OS" and version " >= 11.0.0 < 11.0.4"
en
Affected