Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2024 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2024-8688PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Medium 6.7

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Cloud NGFW from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper neutralization of matching symbols vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS command line interface (CLI) enables authenticated administrators (including read-only administrators) with access to the CLI to to read arbitrary files on the firewall.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 9.1.0 – before 9.1.1510.0.0 – before 10.0.1010.1.0 – before 10.1.1
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW see references
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access see references

Weakness: CWE-155 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

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