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CVE-2024-0012 — Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW

CISA KEVRansomware
CVSS v3.1 9.8 (CRITICAL) · CVSS v4.0 9.3 · EPSS 99.7% (higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 10/10 · Published 2024-11-18

As of 2026-08-04, CVE-2024-0012 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW, CVSS v3.1 9.8, EPSS 99.7% (99.9th percentile). It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-18), with a US federal remediation deadline of 2024-12-09, and CISA links it to known ransomware campaigns. Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2024-0012, most recently “JA4H Fingerprinting Detects Sliver C2 Deployed via Chained PAN-OS CVE-2024-0012/CVE-2024-9474 Exploitation”.

Last updated: 2026-08-04

What is CVE-2024-0012?

An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions, tamper with the configuration, or exploit other authenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-9474 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474 . The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the management web interface by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses according to our recommended best practice deployment guidelines https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/community-blogs/tips-amp-tricks-how-to-secure-the-management-access-of-your-palo/ba-p/464431 . This issue is applicable only to PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, PAN-OS 11.1, and PAN-OS 11.2 software. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

The record classifies CVE-2024-0012 under weakness class CWE-306. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 3 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 670 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
9.8 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0 base score
9.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red
EPSS (FIRST)
99.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Listed since 2024-11-18, federal remediation deadline 2024-12-09 — used in known ransomware campaigns
Threadlinqs priority
10/10 — CISA lists it as used in ransomware, which Threadlinqs scores at the maximum
Published
2024-11-18, last modified 2026-08-04

Is CVE-2024-0012 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2024-0012 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-18, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2024-12-09 under BOD 22-01. CISA flags the vulnerability as one used in known ransomware campaigns. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2024-0012 is publicly available. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei detection template exists (http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-0012.yaml). It currently carries a trending score of 45 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2024-0012

Vendor advisory: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012. Because CVE-2024-0012 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2024-12-09. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2024-0012

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2024-0012, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, public proof-of-concept repositories, ProjectDiscovery Nuclei. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Vendor advisory and patch

Full detection coverage & IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2024-0012 are available via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier). View plans →

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