CVE-2024-9464

Expedition: Authenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure

Severity Score

9.3

*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary OS commands as root in Expedition, resulting in disclosure of usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys of PAN-OS firewalls.

*Credits: Zach Hanley (@hacks_zach) of Horizon3.ai, Enrique Castillo of Palo Alto Networks

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Requirements

None

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

System

Vulnerable | Subsequent

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

None

Availability

High

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Requirements

None

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

System

Vulnerable | Subsequent

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

None

Availability

High

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-10-03 CVE Reserved
2024-10-09 CVE Published
2024-10-09 First Exploit
2024-10-18 CVE Updated
2025-05-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2024-9464	2024-10-09
https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/palo-alto-expedition-from-n-day-to-full-compromise	2024-10-18

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010	2024-10-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Palo Alto Networks Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks"		Expedition Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "Expedition"				>= 1.2.0 < 1.2.96 Search vendor "Palo Alto Networks" for product "Expedition" and version " >= 1.2.0 < 1.2.96"		en		Affected