Threats / Palo Alto Networks / CVE-2024-9474
CVE-2024-9474
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS vulnerability
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the web management interface enabling privilege escalation on firewalls and VPN concentrators.
Verdict
Today item, not a backlog item.
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated or low-privileged attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated privileges through the management interface, leading to complete system compromise. Active exploitation and ransomware deployment have been observed.
CISA KEV Yes · 2024-11-183Ransomware use Flagged3EPSS 0.94766 (verify live)4Exploit Weaponized · public PoC5
01
Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Fully weaponized — public exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
316 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-18), flagged for known ransomware use.
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.94766 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Palo Alto Networks, PAN-OS. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-77 Command Injection — weakness family: Injection.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
02
Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
03
Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I identify the web management interface as accessible and vulnerable to command injection.
Business
The organization's perimeter security appliance becomes a direct attack vector rather than a protective barrier.
2
Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I inject OS commands through the management interface to escalate my privileges to system level.
Business
Administrative controls are bypassed, granting attackers full device control without credential compromise.
3
Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I establish persistent access and move laterally through the network from the compromised firewall.
Business
The security appliance becomes an internal pivot point, enabling breach of protected network segments and data exfiltration.
4
Data at risk — exfiltration narrative 4
Attacker
I deploy ransomware payloads across connected systems using the compromised firewall as a distribution point.
Business
Critical infrastructure and business operations face encryption, data theft, and operational shutdown with ransom demands.
04
What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05