Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-5916
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.
Products affected by CVE-2024-5916
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-5916
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 21 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2024-5916
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
0.8
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3.6
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NIST | 2024-08-20 |
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6.0
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MEDIUM | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/V... |
N/A
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N/A
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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 2024-08-14 |
CWE ids for CVE-2024-5916
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The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in a file, or on disk.Assigned by: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2024-5916
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https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-5916
CVE-2024-5916 PAN-OS: Cleartext Exposure of External System SecretsVendor Advisory
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