CVE-2024-9463 Palo Alto Networks Expedition: command or code injection
In plain words: The program treats text it receives as instructions instead of plain data. The attacker can run commands on the machine — often the whole device is taken over.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Dec 5, 2024
What to do
- Install Palo Alto Networks's security update for Expedition. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
- Never expose the device's admin page to the internet.
- After patching a device that was exposed, follow the vendor's compromise checks, end active sessions and change passwords.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: They face the internet and guard the whole network, so a flaw here can hand attackers a way in — and these devices usually run no antivirus, so break-ins go unnoticed.
The details
- Official name
- Palo Alto Networks Expedition OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Product
- Palo Alto Networks Expedition
- CISA description
- 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.
- Type of flaw
- Command or code injection (CWE-78)
- Confirmed exploited
- Nov 14, 2024
- US federal patch deadline
- Dec 5, 2024
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Questions about CVE-2024-9463
Is CVE-2024-9463 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-9463 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 14, 2024, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9463?
Install Palo Alto Networks's security update for Expedition. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-9463?
Only if you use Palo Alto Networks Expedition. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.