Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42 are engaged in tracking a limited set of exploitation activity related to CVE-2024-0012 and and CVE-2024-9474 and are working with external researchers, partners, and customers to share information transparently and rapidly.
Fixes for both vulnerabilities are available.
Please refer to the Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories (CVE-2024-0012, CVE-2024-9474) for additional details. An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software (CVE-2024-0012) enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management 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.
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Source: Trend Micro
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