CVE-2024-8688

mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.002 · 14 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.24% (14th) EPSS
CVSS 4.4 · medium
Is it mine?
22 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
7 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

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.

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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.

6.7
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.14.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.8 · impact 3.6
v3.14.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.14.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.14.4mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v4.06.7mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Ambersecondary · ENISA EU
v4.06.7mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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
v4.04mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-155USCWE-155USCWE-155USCWE-155US
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affected products (22)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 22
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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • 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-2024-2127PaloAlto Networks PAN-OS und GlobaProtect: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-09-11csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in PaloAlto Networks PAN-OS und PaloAlto Networks GlobalProtect ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder sich als ein anderer Benutzer auszugeben.

  • 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

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisa_csaf_otnvdsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-09-11modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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