CVE-2024-8688

PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in the Command Line Interface (CLI)

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS Score

Published: September 11, 2024 at 04:40 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:23 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPAN-OS

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Severity

MEDIUM4.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks

95%

10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.1010.1.0 ≤ v < 10.1.19.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.1510.0.0 10.1.0 9.1.0

Affected range stops below 10.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 10.2.0 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 11.0.0 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 11.1.0 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 11.2.0 (unaffected)

Affected range stops below 9.1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

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

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.4MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-155NVD-CWE-Other

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