Is CVE-2024-8687 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-8687 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-8687?

CVE-2024-8687 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-8687?

CVE-2024-8687 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8687?

Upgrade globalprotect to 6.1.2 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-8687

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An information exposure vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software that enables a GlobalProtect end user to learn both the configured GlobalProtect uninstall password and the configured disable or disconnect passcode. After the password or passcode is known, end users can uninstall, disable, or disconnect GlobalProtect even if the GlobalProtect app configuration would not normally permit them to do so.

CWE-497

How to fix

Remediation Available

globalprotectNVD

Affected:>= 6.1.0, < 6.1.2Fixed in:6.1.2CVE-2024-8687derived from NVD

pan-osNVD

Affected:>= 10.2.0, < 10.2.4Fixed in:10.2.4CVE-2024-8687derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.paloaltonetworks.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-10-03.