CVE-2024-9474

Summary

CVE-2024-9474 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. This issue enables a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to carry out actions with root privileges. It's important to note that Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not affected by this vulnerability. This vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to gain unauthorized root access to the firewall and manipulate its settings, posing a significant security risk. Organizations using the affected PAN-OS software are encouraged to apply the necessary patches as soon as possible to mitigate this threat.

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