CVE-2024-2551

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.48% (41st) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
36 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
7 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker to stop a core system service on the firewall by sending a crafted packet through the data plane that causes a denial of service (DoS) condition. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition result in the firewall entering maintenance mode.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808siemens_psirt

    Upgrade Palo Alto Networks Virtual NGFW V11.1.2-h3. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information

  • FixedRUGGEDCOM APE1808cisa_csaf_ot

    Upgrade Palo Alto Networks Virtual NGFW V11.1.2-h3. Contact customer support to receive patch and update information

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.7
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–8.7

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Ambersecondary · ENISA EU
v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Ambersecondary · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
v4.06.6mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Ambersecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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affected products (36)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2024-0444Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Palo Alto PAN-OSNL2024-11-14csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Palo Alto Networks heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in PAN-OS.

  • SSA-455250SSA-455250: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Virtual NGFW on RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Devices Before V11.1.2-h32024-04-09csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Palo Alto Networks has published [1] information on vulnerabilities in PAN-OS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products affected by these vulnerabilities. Siemens has released a new version of Palo Alto Networks Virtual NGFW for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version. Customers are advised to consult and implement the workarounds provided in Palo Alto Networks' upstream security notifications. [1] https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-3465PaloAlto Networks PAN-OS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-11-13csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in PaloAlto Networks PAN-OS ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben, Dateien zu manipulieren, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen.

  • ICSA-24-102-04Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE18082024-04-09icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Palo Alto Networks has published [1] information on vulnerabilities in PAN-OS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products affected by these vulnerabilities. Siemens has released a new version of Palo Alto Networks Virtual NGFW for RUGGEDCOM APE1808 and recommends to update to the latest version. Customers are advised to consult and implement the workarounds provided in Palo Alto Networks' upstream security notifications. [1] https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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