Used in attacks· fix by 2024-04-19Not scored yetUsed by ransomware gangs
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
CVE-2024-3400
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect feature contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands with root privileges on the firewall.
What this means for your business
- It affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 12 April 2024.
- Ransomware gangs are known to have used it.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 100% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 100% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS.
- 2If you do, follow CISA's required action below. No patch reference has been published yet.
- 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 19 April 2024. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
- 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.
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Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions as they become available. Otherwise, users with vulnerable versions of affected devices should enable Threat Prevention IDs available from the vendor. See the vendor bulletin for more details and a patch release schedule.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
Scoring
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
Dates
- Published
- 2024-04-12
- Added to KEV
- 2024-04-12
- Remediation due
- 2024-04-19
- Sources
- CISA KEV