Palo Alto Networks Expedition Missing Authentication Vulnerability
Exploited since 2024-11-07. 1 of 8 rule sources name it. Our CRS test: not blocked.
Missing authentication for a critical function in Palo Alto Networks Expedition can lead to an Expedition admin account takeover for attackers with network access to Expedition. Note: Expedition is a tool aiding in configuration… More
Missing authentication for a critical function in Palo Alto Networks Expedition can lead to an Expedition admin account takeover for attackers with network access to Expedition. Note: Expedition is a tool aiding in configuration migration, tuning, and enrichment. Configuration secrets, credentials, and other data imported into Expedition is at risk due to this issue.
Edge coverage
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Severity, decoded
CVSS 4.0Exploitable over the network, with no privileges and no user interaction, leading to full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability; other systems can also be hit (low impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability).
How the score is built
- Attack vectorAn attacker can reach it over the internet; no access to your network needed.Network
- Attack complexityNo built-in defences have to be bypassed; the attack works reliably.Low
- Attack requirementsThe attack works without any special deployment or timing conditions.None
- Privileges requiredNo account or login is needed.None
- User interactionNo one has to click or open anything; the attack works on its own.None
- Confidentiality impact (vulnerable system)An attacker can read all data the affected component holds, or the most sensitive parts of it.High
- Integrity impact (vulnerable system)An attacker can change any data or files the affected component protects.High
- Availability impact (vulnerable system)An attacker can take the component down completely or keep it from serving anyone.High
- Confidentiality impact (other systems)Other systems that rely on it can have some data read.Low
- Integrity impact (other systems)Other systems that rely on it can have some data changed.Low
- Availability impact (other systems)Other systems that rely on it can be slowed down or interrupted.Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:RedAlso in the vector: Automatable: Yes · Recovery: User · Value density: Diffuse · Vulnerability response effort: Moderate · Provider urgency: Red
Attackers are exploiting this in the wild.
Attackers can script the attack end to end and hit many targets at once.
A successful attack gives full control over the affected software or all of its data.
Public exploits
3 found- MetasploitPalo Alto Expedition Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-5910 and CVE-2024-9464)2024-10-09 · exploit · rank Excellent · has check
- Exploit-DBPalo Alto Networks Expedition 1.2.90.1 - Admin Account Takeover2025-04-06 · webapps · multiple
- NucleiCVE-2024-5910.yamldetection template, replayed in our lab
Links are to third-party code: never run it outside an isolated lab.
Timeline
- 2024-07-10CVE publishedCVE List
- 2024-10-09Metasploit module publishedPalo Alto Expedition Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-5910 and CVE-2024-9464)
- 2024-11-07Added to CISA KEVConfirmed exploitation in the wild
- 2025-03-11F5 ships a rulePalo Alto Expedition Authentication Bypass
- 2025-04-06Exploit published on Exploit-DBPalo Alto Networks Expedition 1.2.90.1 - Admin Account Takeover
- 2026-11-02Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set let it throughparanoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings
- 2026-11-02Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set let it throughparanoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings
Vendor statements
QuotedCloudflareWAF Managed Rules
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
AWSAWS WAF Managed Rules
We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. AWS often describes a vulnerability without naming its CVE (for example "Log4j"). We count only entries that name the CVE, so AWS coverage is understated.
Microsoft AzureFront Door and Application Gateway WAF (DRS)
We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. The rule tables name CVEs but carry no dates, so Azure is left out of every time-to-rule figure.
Google CloudCloud Armor preconfigured WAF rules
We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. Google names few CVEs: the release notes start in May 2024 and the rules reference lists CVEs without dates. Its cve-canary rules are opt-in.
FastlyNext-Gen WAF virtual patches
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
F5Attack signatures (Distributed Cloud WAF)
First rule 2025-03-11, 244 days after the CVE was published.
Added: signature 200013106 "Palo Alto Expedition Authentication Bypass" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2024-5910.
AkamaiApp & API Protector (Adaptive Security Engine)
This vendor publishes no machine-readable rule changelog we can check.
OWASP CRSCore Rule Set (open source, used inside many WAFs)
We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. CRS rarely names CVEs: it relies on generic detections. Our own lab measures what it actually blocks.
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