CVE-2024-8688

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An improper neutralization of matching symbols vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS command line interface (CLI) enables authenticated administrators (including read-only administrators) with access to the CLI to to read arbitrary files on the firewall.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-155

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	>= 9.1.0, < 9.1.15; >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.10; >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.1
Palo Alto Networks	Cloud NGFW	—
Palo Alto Networks	Prisma Access	—

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-8688Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 11, 2024
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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