# CVE-2024-0012: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-0012-palo-alto-networks-pan-os-management-interface-authentication  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-11-18. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-0012 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-11-18

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS management web interface allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain administrator privileges. Attackers can perform administrative actions, modify configurations, or chain this with other vulnerabilities for further privilege escalation.

Technologies: [Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pan-os). Vendors: [Palo Alto Networks](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/palo-alto-networks).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-0012 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-0012 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 18 November 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-0012?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 18 November 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.2, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-0012?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-0012 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-0012?** Check whether you run Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.2, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2

## Timeline

- 2024-11-18: disclosed
- 2024-11-18: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2024-11-18: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at time of publication.

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