Is CVE-2024-9463 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-9463 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-9463?

CVE-2024-9463 has a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL severity). 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/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:H/U:Amber.

How do I patch CVE-2024-9463?

Patch guidance is available from paloaltonetworks security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-9463.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-9463?

1 product: paloaltonetworks expedition.

Fix CVE-2024-9463 - CRITICAL paloaltonetworks expedition

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

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/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:H/U:Amber
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-78 · OS Command Injection CWE-78 · OS Command Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PALOALTONETWORKS
Published: 10/9/2024
Last Modified: 11/4/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-9463

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