CVE-2024-3400: in the CISA KEV catalogue
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability. CISA added CVE-2024-3400 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2024-04-12 with a default due date of 2024-04-19. Known ransomware campaign use: Known. Forensic triage flag: No.
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect feature contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute commands with root privileges on the firewall. (CISA description)
- Vendor / product
- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
- CWE
- CWE-20, CWE-77
- CISA required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions as they become available. Otherwise, users with vulnerable versions of affected devices should enable Threat Prevention IDs available from the vendor. See the vendor bulletin for more details and a patch release schedule.
- EPSS
- 100%, percentile 100 (scored 2026-11-03)
EPSS puts nearly every time in 100 odds (100%) on exploitation activity being observed in the next 30 days. Its score is higher than or equal to that of 100% of scored CVEs. This is a model estimate about exploitation anywhere, not about your environment.
Vendor and reference links (from CISA)
Your own deadline under CISA BOD 26-04 depends on exposure, automatability and technical impact: work it out with the BOD 26-04 calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is CVE-2024-3400 in the CISA KEV catalogue?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-3400 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection Vulnerability) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2024-04-12. CISA's default due date for it is 2024-04-19.
Is CVE-2024-3400 used in ransomware attacks?
CISA marks known ransomware campaign use as Known for CVE-2024-3400.
What should I do about CVE-2024-3400?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions as they become available. Otherwise, users with vulnerable versions of affected devices should enable Threat Prevention IDs available from the vendor. See the vendor bulletin for more details and a patch release schedule.
Sources
- CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (accessed 2026-11-03)
- FIRST, Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) (EPSS by FIRST; scores generated by Empirical Security)
- NVD record for CVE-2024-3400