Privilege escalation in Palo Alto Networks Cloud Ngfw
CVE-2024-9471
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Cloud Ngfw — versions All
- Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 11.1.0, 11.0.0, 10.1.0
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access — versions All
- Paloaltonetworks Pan-os
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9471?
- CVE-2024-9471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cloud Ngfw, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2024-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9471?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9471 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.