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Pan OsOperating system · Paloaltonetworks

CVE-2024-8686

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 11.2.2 or later.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and run arbitrary commands as root on the firewall.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the firewall. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation that enables command injection through the management interface.

MitigationApply the appropriate PAN-OS security update from Palo Alto Networks; ensure administrative access is limited to trusted personnel and monitor for suspicious command execution.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Pan OsOperating system
Affected:>= 11.2.0, <= 11.2.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify PAN-OS version
    Access the firewall management interface and navigate to Device > Setup > Operations or use the CLI command 'show system info' to retrieve the PAN-OS version number
    Affected if The installed version falls within the range 11.2.0 through 11.2.2 inclusive
  2. Confirm management web interface status
    Verify the management web interface (PAN-OS management GUI) is enabled by checking Device > Setup > Management > Management Interface Settings or via CLI 'show management interface'
    Affected if The management interface is enabled and accessible
  3. Review administrator account access
    Audit the list of configured administrator accounts in Device > Administrators and verify which accounts have CLI and GUI access privileges
    Affected if Any administrator account with sufficient privileges exists in the system
  4. Inspect system logs for suspicious commands
    Review logs in Monitor > Logs > System and Monitor > Logs > Config using filters to identify unexpected or unauthorized command executions, particularly those involving shell or system operations
    Affected if Logs contain command execution entries that were not initiated by authorized administrators or show abnormal patterns

A system is affected if it runs PAN-OS version 11.2.0 through 11.2.2 and has the management interface accessible to authenticated administrators, enabling potential command injection via insufficient input validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 11.2.2
Interim mitigation

Apply the appropriate PAN-OS security update from Palo Alto Networks; ensure administrative access is limited to trusted personnel and monitor for suspicious command execution.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

PAN-OS 11.2.3 or later stable release

  1. Identify the current PAN-OS version by navigating to Device > Support in the web interface or running 'show system info' in the CLI
  2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade, ensuring proper backups are in place
  3. Download the fixed PAN-OS release (11.2.3 or later) from the Palo Alto Networks Customer Support Portal
  4. Upload the software image to the firewall via Device > Software > Upload or via SCP to the management IP
  5. Install the software upgrade: Go to Device > Software > Install and select the new version
  6. After installation, reboot the firewall to complete the upgrade
  7. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the PAN-OS version and confirming all services are running normally
  8. Review administrator accounts and audit logs to check for any signs of exploitation prior to patching
Caveat Standard PAN-OS upgrade precautions apply - ensure backups, test in non-production first, and plan for brief downtime during reboot

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Pan Os Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,600
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