CVE-2024-9463: Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 14 Nov 2024, 36 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 98.5%
EPSS score, percentile 99.9 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 5 Dec 2024. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 1.2.0 to before 1.2.96
Unaffected from 1.2.96
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
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: 5 December 2024.
Solution (from the CVE record)
The fixes for all listed issues are available in Expedition 1.2.96, and all later Expedition versions. All Expedition usernames, passwords, and API keys should be rotated after upgrading to the fixed version of Expedition. All firewall usernames, passwords, and API keys processed by Expedition should be rotated after updating.
Workaround (from the CVE record)
Ensure networks access to Expedition is restricted to authorized users, hosts, or networks.
Advisories and patches
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9463
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 1.2.0 to before 1.2.96 |
| Unaffected | from 1.2.96 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Versions the record lists as unaffected: 1.2.96.
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 an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary OS commands as root in Expedition, resulting in disclosure of usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys of PAN-OS firewalls.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2024-9463 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 14 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 5 Dec 2024.
- The CVE record was published on 9 Oct 2024, 36 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.9 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 98.5% (percentile 99.9), 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: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure
An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition allows an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary OS commands as root in Expedition, resulting in disclosure of usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys of PAN-OS firewalls.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2024 | CVE record published |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 5 Dec 2024 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 21 Oct 2025 | CVE record last updated |
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