An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-9474 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 . The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, PAN-OS 11.1, and PAN-OS 11.2 software. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from paloaltonetworks organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2024-11-18T16:15:11.683
2025-11-04T16:49:23.110
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 10.2.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.0.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.1.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | paloaltonetworks | pan-os | 11.2.4 | Yes |
SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For paloaltonetworks's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.