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CVE-2024-0012

Cloud NGFW Authentication Bypass

Palo Alto Networks / Cloud NGFW · All

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Severity
CVSS 9.3 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
99.9%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-0012 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW and 2 other products. An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Palo Alto Networks / Cloud NGFW all.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Cloud NGFW Authentication Bypass

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.

Palo Alto Networks Unaffected
Cloud NGFW
All
Palo Alto Networks Affected
PAN-OS
Before 11.2.4-h1 Before 11.1.5-h1 Before 11.0.6-h1 Before 10.2.12-h2
Palo Alto Networks Unaffected
PAN-OS
10.1.0
Palo Alto Networks Unaffected
Prisma Access
All
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Published
18 Nov 2024
Exploitation Reported
18 Nov 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner nessus_scanner edge metasploit cisa malware

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 18 Nov 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 02 Jun 2026

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 22 Nov 2024

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-11-18 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-06-01 00:00 UTC
Tenable Blog 2026-06-02 14:20 UTC
CVE 2026-08-04 04:41 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/panos_management_unauth_rce.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-0012.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

9.3 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

99.9%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE-306

Recent mention · Tenable Blog

Inside the customer environment: Where threat actors, vulnerabilities, and exposed assets intersect

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All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 9.3 Critical

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

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

PAN-OS Management Web Interface - Authentication Bypass

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 04:41 UTC

    KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 14:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by Tenable Blog

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  4. 14:08 UTC

    First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  5. 00:00 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  6. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  7. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  8. 15:47 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  9. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  10. 18:56 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.99855,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
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