Critical 9.3Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Nov 18, 2024

CVE-2024-0012PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2024-0015)

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 04:50 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Nov 18, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Dec 9, 2024, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.

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An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-9474 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 . The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, PAN-OS 11.1, and PAN-OS 11.2 software. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

CVSS: 9.3 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red
Weakness (CWE): CWE-306
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Nov 18, 2024; federal remediation due Dec 9, 2024; known ransomware useApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, management interface for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 99.86% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: palo_alto
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Aug 4, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW palo_alto_networks:cloud_ngfw (from the name)	all versions not affected	CNA record
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS paloaltonetworks:pan-os	from 11.2.0 before 11.2.4-h1; fixed at 11.2.4-h1; from 11.1.0 before 11.1.5-h1; fixed at 11.1.5-h1; from 11.0.0 before 11.0.6-h1; fixed at 11.0.6-h1; from 10.2.0 before 10.2.12-h2; fixed at 10.2.12-h2; 10.1.0 not affected	CNA record
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access palo_alto_networks:prisma_access (from the name)	all versions not affected	CNA record
paloaltonetworks pan-os paloaltonetworks:pan-os	10.2.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.1; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; and 109 more ranges	NVD

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012vendor-advisory
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2024-0012-cve-2024-9474/vendor-advisory
https://labs.watchtowr.com/pots-and-pans-aka-an-sslvpn-palo-alto-pan-os-cve-2024-0012-and-cve-2024-9474/exploit, third-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-0012us-government-resource

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