CVE-2024-9474PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management Interface

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A medium-severity OS command injection in Cloud NGFW from Palo Alto Networks. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 18, 2024). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 93.8% (higher than 99.8% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, the management interfaces for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.