CVE-2024-8691 PAN-OS: User Impersonation in GlobalProtect Portal
Authenticated GlobalProtect users can impersonate others, disconnecting victims and hiding attacker identity in logs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8691?
CVE-2024-8691 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 11 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the GlobalProtect portal in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a malicious authenticated GlobalProtect user to impersonate another GlobalProtect user. Active GlobalProtect users impersonated by an attacker who is exploiting this vulnerability are disconnected from GlobalProtect. Upon exploitation, PAN-OS logs indicate that the impersonated user authenticated to GlobalProtect, which hides the identity of the attacker.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8691?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8691?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8691 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-8691 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8691 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-7xv9-cqv7-wcpr.