Tracked as CVE-2024-3400 and assigned a severity score of 10 out of 10, the security defect was identified in the GlobalProtect feature of PAN-OS, the operating system running on Palo Alto Networks appliances.
“A command injection vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software for specific PAN-OS versions and distinct feature configurations may enable an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall,” the company notes in an advisory.
