CVE-2024-5918 | BDVDB-2026-255124 Detail

Palo Alto NetworksCloud NGFW

Description#

An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an authorized user with a specially crafted client certificate to connect to an impacted GlobalProtect portal or GlobalProtect gateway as a different legitimate user. This attack is possible only if you "Allow Authentication with User Credentials OR Client Certificate."

Impact#

CAPEC-151 Identity Spoofing

Weaknesses#

CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References#

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5918

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-11-14Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-11-14
Last modified: 2024-11-14

Vendor information

Vendor: Palo Alto Networks
Product: Cloud NGFW

All Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 7.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
All

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

5.3 Medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:N/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	None
Vulnerable System Integrity	Low
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	Low
Subsequent System Integrity	Low
Subsequent System Availability	Low

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).