CVE-2024-2552

PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Delete Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Description

A command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authenticated administrator to bypass system restrictions in the management plane and delete files on the firewall.

Remediation

Solution:

  • This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 10.2.12, PAN-OS 11.0.6, PAN-OS 11.1.5, PAN-OS 11.2.4, and all later PAN-OS versions.

Workaround:

  • We strongly recommend customers to ensure access to your management interface is configured correctly in accordance with our recommended best practice deployment guidelines. In particular, we recommend that you ensure that access to the management interface is possible only from trusted internal IPs and not from the Internet. The vast majority of firewalls already follow this Palo Alto Networks and industry best practice. Please see the following link for additional information regarding how to secure the management access of your palo alto networks device: https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory paloaltonetworks.com
Affected: Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW
Affected: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
Affected: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-2552 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-2552?
CVE-2024-2552 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-2552?
To fix CVE-2024-2552: This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 10.2.12, PAN-OS 11.0.6, PAN-OS 11.1.5, PAN-OS 11.2.4, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Is CVE-2024-2552 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-2552 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-2552?
CVE-2024-2552 affects Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW, Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access.
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