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  "crds_version": "0.1",
  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2024-3400",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "PAN-OS GlobalProtect — Unauthenticated Root Command Injection",
  "summary": "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.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss": {
    "score": 10,
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.1"
  },
  "epss": 0.99999,
  "exploitation": {
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    "exploit_available": true,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2024-04-12",
    "prerequisites": "Network access to a firewall running an affected PAN-OS version with the GlobalProtect feature configured. No credentials needed."
  },
  "remediation": {
    "workaround_available": true
  },
  "mitre_attack": [
    "T1190"
  ],
  "kill_chain": "initial_access",
  "recommended_action": "Patch PAN-OS per the vendor bulletin; until then enable the vendor's Threat Prevention signatures, and hunt the firewall for unexpected files and shell activity since April 2024.",
  "confidence": "high",
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      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3400",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-08-07T07:53:55.549Z",
      "confidence": "high",
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    {
      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3400",
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    },
    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3400",
      "label": "Palo Alto Networks security advisory"
    },
    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/04/12/zero-day-exploitation-of-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-globalprotect-cve-2024-3400/",
      "label": "Volexity: zero-day exploitation in GlobalProtect"
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      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entry"
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  "published_at": "2024-04-12T08:15:06.230Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-08-07T07:53:55.549Z",
  "tags": [
    "palo-alto-networks",
    "pan-os",
    "globalprotect",
    "firewall",
    "command-injection",
    "kev",
    "ransomware"
  ]
}