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Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

CVE-2024-8687

Medium
6.9/10

Summary

An information exposure vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables a GlobalProtect end user to learn both the configured GlobalProtect uninstall password and the configured disable or disconnect passcode. After the password or passcode is known, end users can uninstall, disable, or disconnect GlobalProtect even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • LOW
  • HIGH

CWE-497 - Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

The application does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the application does.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published