CVE-2024-3400
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability
IN CISA KEV
A command injection as a result of arbitrary file creation vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software for specific PAN-OS versions and distinct feature configurations may enable an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall. Cloud NGFW, Panorama appliances, and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Product
- PAN-OS
- CVSS 3.1
- 10 (critical), scored by NVD (primary)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1
- 10 (critical), scored by psirt@paloaltonetworks.comCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2024-04-12
- NVD modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Analyzed
CISA KEV
- Date added
- 2024-04-12
- Due date
- 2024-04-19
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions as they become available. Otherwise, users with vulnerable versions of affected devices should enable Threat Prevention IDs available from the vendor. See the vendor bulletin for more details and a patch release schedule.
EPSS
100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 99th)
FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS
CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.
ThreatWire coverage
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com (Vendor Advisory)
- www.paloaltonetworks.com (Technical Description, Vendor Advisory)
- security.paloaltonetworks.com (Vendor Advisory)
- www.paloaltonetworks.com (Technical Description, Vendor Advisory)
- www.cisa.gov (US Government Resource)
Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.