CVE-2024-9466

Expedition: Cleartext Storage of Information Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure

Severity Score

8.2

*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition allows an authenticated attacker to reveal firewall usernames, passwords, and API keys generated using those credentials.

*Credits: Zach Hanley (@hacks_zach) of Horizon3.ai

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Requirements

None

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

System

Vulnerable | Subsequent

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Requirements

None

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

System

Vulnerable | Subsequent

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

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:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-10-03 CVE Reserved
2024-10-09 CVE Published
2024-10-18 CVE Updated
2024-10-18 First Exploit
2025-08-05 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

CAPEC

CAPEC-37: Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/holypryx/CVE-2024-9466	2024-10-19
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