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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-9474

Cloud NGFW Privilege Escalation

Palo Alto Networks / Cloud NGFW · affected before 11.2.4-h1

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Severity: CVSS 6.9 · Medium
Confidence: Confirmed
Exploit status: Exploited in the wild
EPSS: 94.8%
First observed: —
Last observed: —

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-9474 is a vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW and 2 other products. A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Palo Alto Networks / Cloud NGFW affected before 11.2.4-h1.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Cloud NGFW Privilege Escalation

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges.

Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

Vendor Product Affected Status

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.2.4-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.1.5-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.0.6-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.2.12-h2 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.1.14-h6 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.2.4-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.1.5-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.0.6-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.2.12-h2 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.1.14-h6 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.2.4-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.1.5-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.0.6-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.2.12-h2 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.1.14-h6 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.2.4-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.1.5-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.0.6-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.2.12-h2 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.1.14-h6 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.2.4-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.1.5-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 11.0.6-h1 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.2.12-h2 Affected

paloaltonetworks pan-os Before 10.1.14-h6 Affected

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Published: 18 Nov 2024
Exploitation Reported: 18 Nov 2024
Attack vector: Remote
Complexity: Low
Privileges: High
User interaction: None

Tags

edge cisa metasploit nessus_scanner nuclei_scanner malware

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9474
Vendor Advisory — security.paloaltonetworks.com security.paloaltonetworks.com · Vendor Advisory https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 18 Nov 2024

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 02 Jun 2026

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 19 Nov 2024

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source	Added
CISA First	2024-11-18 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver	2026-07-08 10:15 UTC
CVE	2026-08-04 04:41 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets: 0
User-Agents: 0

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Scanner coverage

Metasploit template detected 28 Apr 2025.

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Virtual patch status

No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/panos_management_unauth_rce.rb	28 Apr 2025
Nuclei	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-9474.yaml	25 Apr 2025
Nessus	https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/211513	18 Nov 2024

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

6.9 Medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red

EPSS

94.8%

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 6.9 Medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red

CVSS v3.1 7.2 High

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

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

PAN-OS Management Web Interface - Command Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

panos_management_unauth_rce

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2024-9474

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

04 Aug 2026
KEV confirmed by CVE

Exploitation attested by an external source
08 Jul 2026
KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

Exploitation attested by an external source
02 Jun 2026
First public exploitation report

Exploit observed in malware
28 Apr 2025
Metasploit module available

Exploit module available
28 Apr 2025
Public PoC available

Public proof-of-concept code published
25 Apr 2025
Nuclei template available

Scanner coverage available
18 Nov 2024
Nessus plugin available

Scanner coverage available
18 Nov 2024
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
18 Nov 2024
Added to CISA KEV

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
03 Oct 2024
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Evidence confidence and provenance
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PoC and scanner references
Affected versions and enrichment
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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-9474",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 6.9,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.94766,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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