CVE-2024-5910: Palo Alto Networks Expedition Missing Authentication Vulnerability

Is it exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 7 Nov 2024, 120 days after the CVE record was published.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

91.7%

EPSS score, percentile 99.8 of all scored records

How severe?

9.3 Critical

CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

CISA deadline 28 Nov 2024. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

• from 1.2 to before 1.2.92

Unaffected from 1.2.92

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

CISA due date for this action: 28 November 2024.

Solution (from the CVE record)

This issue is fixed in Expedition 1.2.92 and all later versions.

Workaround (from the CVE record)

Ensure networks access to Expedition is restricted to authorized users, hosts, or networks.

Advisories and patches

• security.paloaltonetworks.com (Vendor advisory)

Linked from CISA's catalog entry

• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5910
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5910

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Versions the record lists as unaffected: 1.2.92.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks Expedition contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows an attacker with network access to takeover an Expedition admin account and potentially access configuration secrets, credentials, and other data.

Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.

• CISA added CVE-2024-5910 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 7 Nov 2024.
• CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
• The due date CISA sets for the required action is 28 Nov 2024.
• The CVE record was published on 10 Jul 2024, 120 days before it was added to KEV.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.3 (Critical), given by its CNA.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 91.7% (percentile 99.8), as of 28 Oct 2026.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

Expedition: Missing Authentication Leads to Admin Account Takeover

Missing authentication for a critical function in Palo Alto Networks Expedition can lead to an Expedition admin account takeover for attackers with network access to Expedition. Note: Expedition is a tool aiding in configuration migration, tuning, and enrichment. Configuration secrets, credentials, and other data imported into Expedition is at risk due to this issue.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

• CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

• CAPEC-115: Authentication Bypass

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.

Timeline

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