CVE-2024-8688 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-8688

PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Vulnerability Description

An improper neutralization of matching symbols vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS command line interface (CLI) enables authenticated administrators (including read-only administrators) with access to the CLI to to read arbitrary files on the firewall.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Matei "Mal" Badanoiu of Deloitte
  • Martin Smid of Palo Alto Networks

References

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Affected Vendor

Palo Alto Networks

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Affected Software

PAN-OS, Cloud NGFW, Prisma Access
Vulnerable Versions:
9.1.0, 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, All

Timeline

Official Publish: September 11th, 2024
Last Modified: September 11th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-155

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.