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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-9474Published 2024-11-18

CVE-2024-9474 — Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW

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As of 2026-08-25, CVE-2024-9474 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW, CVSS v3.1 7.2, EPSS 94.8% (99.8th 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-2024-9474, most recently “JA4H Fingerprinting Detects Sliver C2 Deployed via Chained PAN-OS CVE-2024-0012/CVE-2024-9474 Exploitation”.

CVSS v3.1
7.2/10High
EPSS
94.8%Higher than 99.8% of scored CVEs
CISA KEV
ListedAdded · due 2024-12-09
Tracked threats
1Campaigns referencing it
Priority
10/10Threadlinqs triage score
Published
Updated 2026-08-04
CVSS v3.1 7.2 (HIGH) · CVSS v4.0 6.9 · EPSS 94.8% (higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 10/10 · Published 2024-11-18

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What is CVE-2024-9474?

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. Cloud NGFW and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

The record classifies CVE-2024-9474 under weakness class CWE-78. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs high-privilege credentials, 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 718 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
7.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0 base score
6.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red
EPSS (FIRST)
94.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% 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-2024-9474 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2024-9474 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-2024-9474 is publicly available. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei detection template exists (http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-9474.yaml). It currently carries a trending score of 50 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2024-9474

Vendor advisory: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9474. Because CVE-2024-9474 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-2024-9474

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2024-9474, 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, GitHub Security Advisories, 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