critical Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2024-3400PAN-OS GlobalProtect — Unauthenticated Root Command Injection
A flaw in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks firewall software (PAN-OS) lets an unauthenticated attacker create files and run commands as root on the firewall itself — full control of the device guarding the perimeter.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 10.0/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 100% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2024-04-12
- Added to KEV
- 2024-04-12
- Exploit published
- Yes
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- initial access
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1190
- Severity
- critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsNetwork access to a firewall running an affected PAN-OS version with the GlobalProtect feature configured. No credentials needed.
Behind the card
4 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02Vendor advisoryPalo Alto Networks security advisorysecurity.paloaltonetworks.com
- 03WriteupVolexity: zero-day exploitation in GlobalProtectvolexity.com
- 04CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entrycisa.gov
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| title, summary, cvss, severity, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.prerequisites, exploitation.exploit_available, references | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-08-07 | claude-code | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, remediation.workaround_available, recommended_action | cisa.gov | 2026-08-07 | claude-code | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-08-07 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.