CVE-2024-5916 PAN-OS: Cleartext Exposure of External System Secrets
A local read-only administrator can unintentionally disclose external system secrets, passwords, and tokens by accessing the configuration log.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5916?
CVE-2024-5916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 14 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An information exposure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a local system administrator to unintentionally disclose secrets, passwords, and tokens of external systems. A read-only administrator who has access to the config log, can read secrets, passwords, and tokens to external systems.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5916?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-5916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
- CVE-2024-3400 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection
- CVE-2020-2021 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2017-15944 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-0300 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvjp-23hx-635r.