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This Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) Advisory is being provided to assist agencies and organizations in guarding against the persistent malicious actions of cybercriminals. Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Palo Alto PAN-OS, the most severe of which could allow for authentication bypass. PAN-OS is the software that runs all Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. Successful exploitation could allow for authentication bypass with administrator privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data. CVE-2024-0012 is classified as 9.3 critical severity with highest urgency for mitigation, while CVE-2024-9474 is classified as 6.9 medium severity with highest urgency for mitigation. Threat Intelligence
Palo Alto Networks has identified threat activity targeting a limited number of device management web interfaces. This activity has primarily originated from IP addresses known to proxy/tunnel traffic for anonymous VPN services.
Systems Affected
  • PAN-OS 11.2 < 11.2.4-h1
  • PAN-OS 11.1 < 11.1.5-h1
  • PAN-OS 11.0 < 11.0.6-h1
  • PAN-OS 10.2 < 10.2.12-h2
  • PAN-OS 10.1 < 10.1.14-h6
Risk Government:
- Large and medium government entities: High
- Small government entities: Medium
Businesses:
- Large and medium business entities: High - Small business entities: Medium
Home Users: Low
Recommendations
  • Apply appropriate updates to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing.
  • Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack.
  • Vulnerability scanning is used to find potentially exploitable software vulnerabilities to remediate them.
  • Architect sections of the network to isolate critical systems, functions, or resources. Use physical and logical segmentation to prevent access to potentially sensitive systems and information. Use a DMZ to contain any internet-facing services that should not be exposed from the internal network. Configure separate virtual private cloud (VPC) instances to isolate critical cloud systems.
  • Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring.
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Reporting
The NJCCIC encourages recipients who discover signs of malicious cyber activity to contact the NJCCIC via the cyber incident report form at www.cyber.nj.gov/report.
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