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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-3400

PAN-OS Command Injection

Palo Alto Networks / PAN-OS · affected before 10.2.9-h1

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Severity
CVSS 10.0 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
100.0%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-3400 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS and 2 other products. A command injection as a result of arbitrary file creation vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo...

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 / PAN-OS affected before 10.2.9-h1.

What should we do?

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

Overview

PAN-OS Command Injection

A command injection as a result of arbitrary file creation vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software for specific PAN-OS versions and distinct feature configurations may enable an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall.

Cloud NGFW, Panorama appliances, and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

paloaltonetworks Affected
pan-os
Before 10.2.9-h1 Before 11.0.4-h1 Before 11.1.2-h3
Palo Alto Networks Unaffected
PAN-OS
9.0.0 9.1.0 10.0.0 10.1.0
Palo Alto Networks Affected
PAN-OS
Before 10.2.9-h1 Before 11.0.4-h1 Before 11.1.2-h3
Palo Alto Networks Unaffected
Cloud NGFW
All
Palo Alto Networks Unaffected
Prisma Access
All
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Published
12 Apr 2024
Exploitation Reported
12 Apr 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

ransomware nuclei_scanner metasploit edge nessus_scanner malware cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 12 Apr 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 12 Apr 2024

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-04-12 00:00 UTC
Tenable Blog 2026-06-02 14:20 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-06-28 10:15 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_telemetry_cmd_exec.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-3400.yaml 25 Apr 2025
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/193255 12 Apr 2024

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

10.0 Critical

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

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

EPSS

100.0%

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

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation CWE-20 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') CWE-77

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Potential Proof of Concepts

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

panos_telemetry_cmd_exec

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2024-3400

GlobalProtect - OS Command Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 10:15 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 14:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by Tenable Blog

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  4. 15:02 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  5. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  6. 10:24 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  7. 07:20 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  8. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  9. 00:00 UTC

    First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  10. 17:40 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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