CVE-2024-0012: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web-based management interface for several PAN-OS products, including firewalls and VPN concentrators.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Additionally, management interface for affected devices should not be exposed to untrusted networks, including the internet.

Notes

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0012

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-306. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0012
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog