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Over 2,000 Palo Alto Networks devices were compromised in a large-scale attack exploiting vulnerabilities CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474. Attackers bypassed authentication, escalated privileges, and deployed malware. The US and India were particularly impacted.

Palo Alto Networks has issued a critical security warning regarding a vulnerability in the management interfaces of its firewall products. This vulnerability, categorized as a remote command execution (RCE) flaw, could allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. While the number of observed exploitations is currently limited, it poses a serious threat to the security of Palo Alto firewalls. This vulnerability highlights the importance of keeping software up-to-date and implementing robust security measures to mitigate the risk of exploitation. Attackers could potentially leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, disrupt network operations, or launch further attacks. Organizations using Palo Alto firewalls are strongly advised to apply the necessary patches and security updates to mitigate this vulnerability and protect their systems.