CVE-2024-9463 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-9463: Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure

Vendor Palo Alto Networks
Product Expedition
Weakness CWE-78
KEV Status Known Exploited
Published October 9, 2024
Last update October 21, 2025
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CVSS base score

9.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Amber

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An OS command injection vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Expedition 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.

CISA mandated remediation

02CISA Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Key dates

03Disclosure timeline

October 9, 2024 CVE published
October 21, 2025 Record updated