Is CVE-2024-8688 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-8688 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-10-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-8688?

CVE-2024-8688 has a CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber.

How do I patch CVE-2024-8688?

Patch guidance is available from paloaltonetworks security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-8688.

CVE-2024-8688 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-8688?

3 products: paloaltonetworks pan-os, paloaltonetworks pan-os, paloaltonetworks pan-os.

Description

An improper neutralization of matching symbols vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS command line interface (CLI) enables authenticated administrators (including read-only administrators) with access to the CLI to to read arbitrary files on the firewall.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-155NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PALOALTONETWORKS
Published: 9/11/2024
Last Modified: 10/3/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-8688

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