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 privile…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (19.9th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.